Taungatara Safety Snapshot

Is Taungatara safe? Yes. Taungatara has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Taungatara is 21 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Taungatara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,311

Households

465

Median income

$91,266

Median rent

$197

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

327 (24.9%)

Age 15-64

840 (64.1%)

Age 65+

123 (9.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,158 (88.7%)

Born overseas

147 (11.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,182 · 78.2%

Māori

258 · 17.1%

Pacific

18 · 1.2%

Asian

36 · 2.4%

MELAA

9 · 0.6%

Other

9 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

891 · 99.7%

Not owned

522 · 58.4%

Other

78 · 8.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

333 (24.1%)

Two families

9 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,041 (75.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Taungatara a safe suburb to live in?

  Taungatara has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #16 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Taungatara?

  The annual crime rate in Taungatara is 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz