Te Kūiti West Safety Snapshot

Is Te Kūiti West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Kūiti West has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 63.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #183 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Kūiti West is 63.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #183 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 December 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 53.6%
  Theft accounts for 53.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.1%
  Burglary accounts for 36.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.6%
  Assault accounts for 6.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.

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Te Kūiti West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,604

Households

924

Median income

$65,286

Median rent

$281

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

558 (21.4%)

Age 15-64

1,530 (58.8%)

Age 65+

543 (20.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,181 (84.6%)

Born overseas

396 (15.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,452 · 46.2%

Māori

1,251 · 39.8%

Pacific

135 · 4.3%

Asian

264 · 8.4%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

33 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,800 · 100%

Not owned

873 · 48.7%

Other

279 · 15.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

555 (20.4%)

Two families

27 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,142 (78.6%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Kūiti West has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #183 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 West?

  The annual crime rate in Te Kūiti West is 63.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Te Kūiti East (Waikato)
• Hangatiki (Waikato)