Te Manatu Safety Snapshot

Is Te Manatu safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Manatu has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 65.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #168 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Manatu is 65.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #168 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 October 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 76.1%
  Theft accounts for 76.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.1%
  Burglary accounts for 16.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.4%
  Assault accounts for 6.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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Te Manatu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,290

Households

1,350

Median income

$123,181

Median rent

$594

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

1,056 (24.6%)

Age 15-64

2,859 (66.6%)

Age 65+

375 (8.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,316 (54.1%)

Born overseas

1,968 (45.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,289 · 47.2%

Māori

609 · 12.6%

Pacific

141 · 2.9%

Asian

1,524 · 31.5%

MELAA

156 · 3.2%

Other

126 · 2.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,102 · 100%

Not owned

1,755 · 56.7%

Other

135 · 4.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,041 (25.7%)

Two families

54 (1.3%)

Three+ families

12 (0.3%)

Other composition

2,943 (72.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Manatu a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Manatu has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #168 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Manatu?

  The annual crime rate in Te Manatu is 65.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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