Te Poi Safety Snapshot

Is Te Poi safe? About average. Te Poi has a safety score of 68/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 68% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #56 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Poi is 24.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #56 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 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 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Poi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

891

Households

294

Median income

$104,503

Median rent

$272

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

192 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

591 (66.3%)

Age 65+

90 (10.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

774 (87.5%)

Born overseas

111 (12.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

750 · 72%

Māori

201 · 19.3%

Pacific

21 · 2%

Asian

42 · 4%

MELAA

9 · 0.9%

Other

18 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

615 · 100%

Not owned

333 · 54.4%

Other

72 · 11.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

210 (24%)

Two families

9 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

657 (75%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Poi a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Poi has a safety score of 68/100, making it the #56 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Poi?

  The annual crime rate in Te Poi is 24.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz