Te Aroha West Safety Snapshot

Is Te Aroha West safe? About average. Te Aroha West has a safety score of 56/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 56% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #82 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Aroha West is 17.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #82 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 November 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Aroha West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,061

Households

768

Median income

$76,486

Median rent

$406

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

363 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,059 (51.4%)

Age 65+

669 (32.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,674 (81.8%)

Born overseas

372 (18.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,728 · 73%

Māori

333 · 14.1%

Pacific

81 · 3.4%

Asian

195 · 8.2%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

24 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,539 · 99.2%

Not owned

549 · 35.4%

Other

153 · 9.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

492 (21.6%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,764 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Aroha West has a safety score of 56/100, making it the #82 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Aroha West?

  The annual crime rate in Te Aroha West is 17.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

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