Te Kauwhata East Safety Snapshot

Is Te Kauwhata East safe? About average. Te Kauwhata East has a safety score of 46/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 46% of New Zealand suburbs, with 38.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #105 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Kauwhata East is 38.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #105 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 March 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 39.0%
  Theft accounts for 39.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.0%
  Assault accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Kauwhata East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,124

Households

732

Median income

$96,320

Median rent

$519

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

519 (24.4%)

Age 15-64

1,161 (54.7%)

Age 65+

465 (21.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,632 (77.4%)

Born overseas

477 (22.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,464 · 56.4%

Māori

603 · 23.2%

Pacific

192 · 7.4%

Asian

276 · 10.6%

MELAA

39 · 1.5%

Other

21 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,485 · 100%

Not owned

624 · 42.3%

Other

144 · 9.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

486 (22.5%)

Two families

21 (1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,644 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Kauwhata East has a safety score of 46/100, making it the #105 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Kauwhata East?

  The annual crime rate in Te Kauwhata East is 38.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Whangamarino (Waikato)
• Te Kauwhata West (Waikato)