Te Kūiti East Safety Snapshot

Is Te Kūiti East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Kūiti East has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 93 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #217 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Kūiti East is 93 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #217 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 December 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 51.1%
  Theft accounts for 51.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 38.9%
  Burglary accounts for 38.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.9%
  Assault accounts for 7.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.

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Te Kūiti East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,049

Households

705

Median income

$64,435

Median rent

$264

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

486 (23.7%)

Age 15-64

1,254 (61.2%)

Age 65+

321 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,797 (89.7%)

Born overseas

207 (10.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

918 · 37.2%

Māori

1,269 · 51.4%

Pacific

171 · 6.9%

Asian

96 · 3.9%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

12 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,386 · 98.7%

Not owned

795 · 56.6%

Other

171 · 12.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

384 (18.4%)

Two families

33 (1.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,665 (80%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Kūiti East has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #217 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Kūiti East?

  The annual crime rate in Te Kūiti East is 93 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Te Kūiti West (Waikato)