Te Awamutu West Safety Snapshot

Is Te Awamutu West safe? About average. Te Awamutu West has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #114 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Awamutu West is 31.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #114 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 November 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 38.0%
  Burglary accounts for 38.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Awamutu West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,482

Households

528

Median income

$98,991

Median rent

$459

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

288 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

915 (61.7%)

Age 65+

264 (17.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,206 (81.7%)

Born overseas

270 (18.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,215 · 70.4%

Māori

378 · 21.9%

Pacific

39 · 2.3%

Asian

81 · 4.7%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

9 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,122 · 100%

Not owned

465 · 41.9%

Other

84 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

360 (22.7%)

Two families

21 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,200 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Awamutu West has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #114 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 98% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Awamutu West?

  The annual crime rate in Te Awamutu West is 31.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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