Te Ākau Safety Snapshot

Is Te Ākau safe? Yes. Te Ākau has a safety score of 74/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 74% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #44 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Ākau is 20.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #44 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Ākau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,674

Households

615

Median income

$95,874

Median rent

$292

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

318 (19%)

Age 15-64

1,104 (65.9%)

Age 65+

243 (14.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,425 (86.1%)

Born overseas

231 (13.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,434 · 74.6%

Māori

384 · 20%

Pacific

45 · 2.3%

Asian

24 · 1.2%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

30 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,200 · 100%

Not owned

462 · 38.6%

Other

153 · 12.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

414 (23.2%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,353 (75.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Ākau a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Ākau has a safety score of 74/100, making it the #44 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Ākau?

  The annual crime rate in Te Ākau is 20.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz