Tauhara Safety Snapshot

Is Tauhara safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tauhara has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 51.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #190 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tauhara is 51.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #190 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 33.0%
  Burglary accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 29.0%
  Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 17.0%
  Assault accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 7.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tauhara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,689

Households

576

Median income

$80,733

Median rent

$414

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

402 (23.8%)

Age 15-64

1,086 (64.3%)

Age 65+

156 (9.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,434 (86.3%)

Born overseas

228 (13.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,071 · 49.9%

Māori

804 · 37.4%

Pacific

129 · 6%

Asian

114 · 5.3%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

27 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,086 · 99.5%

Not owned

621 · 56.9%

Other

189 · 17.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

315 (18.8%)

Two families

24 (1.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,332 (79.6%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Tauhara a safe suburb to live in?

  Tauhara has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #190 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 70% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tauhara?

  The annual crime rate in Tauhara is 51.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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