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Te Rapa South Safety Snapshot

Waikato, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Te Rapa South safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Te Rapa South is 7,781.1 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (201 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Te Rapa South is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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7,781.1
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▲1.6%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 86.1%
    Theft accounts for 86.1 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 8.9%
    Burglary accounts for 8.9 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 4.1%
    Assault accounts for 4.1 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 0.3%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.
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Te Rapa South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

216

Households

111

Median income

$36,600

Median rent

$400

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
0 (0%)
Age 15-64
39 (18.1%)
Age 65+
144 (66.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
171 (82.6%)
Born overseas
36 (17.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
183 · 76.3%
Māori
36 · 15%
Pacific
6 · 2.5%
Asian
12 · 5%
MELAA
3 · 1.3%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
183 · 98.4%
Not owned
81 · 43.5%
Other
18 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
36 (11.4%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
279 (88.6%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Te Rapa South a safe suburb to live in?

    Te Rapa South has only 201 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Te Rapa South?

    The annual crime rate in Te Rapa South is 7,781.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Te Rapa South

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