Te Aroha East Safety Snapshot

Is Te Aroha East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Aroha East has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #193 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Aroha East is 58.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #193 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 51.0%
  Theft accounts for 51.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.2%
  Burglary accounts for 36.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.1%
  Assault accounts for 10.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Te Aroha East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,598

Households

1,116

Median income

$59,735

Median rent

$366

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

444 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

1,449 (55.8%)

Age 65+

699 (26.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,106 (81.9%)

Born overseas

465 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,103 · 68.6%

Māori

591 · 19.3%

Pacific

156 · 5.1%

Asian

150 · 4.9%

MELAA

24 · 0.8%

Other

42 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,923 · 100%

Not owned

762 · 39.7%

Other

225 · 11.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

624 (19%)

Two families

27 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,625 (80.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Aroha East a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Aroha East has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #193 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Aroha East?

  The annual crime rate in Te Aroha East is 58.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Te Aroha West (Waikato)
• Mangaiti (Waikato)
• Waihou-Manawaru (Waikato)