Te Uku Safety Snapshot

Is Te Uku safe? Yes. Te Uku has a safety score of 77/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 77% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #34 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Te Uku is 21.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #34 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 September 2025, November 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Uku Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,875

Households

645

Median income

$102,067

Median rent

$366

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

429 (22.9%)

Age 15-64

1,233 (65.8%)

Age 65+

249 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,524 (81.9%)

Born overseas

336 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,653 · 75.5%

Māori

399 · 18.2%

Pacific

36 · 1.6%

Asian

54 · 2.5%

MELAA

21 · 1%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,254 · 100%

Not owned

438 · 35.3%

Other

222 · 17.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (23.1%)

Two families

33 (1.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,413 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Uku a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Uku has a safety score of 77/100, making it the #34 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Uku?

  The annual crime rate in Te Uku is 21.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Whale Bay (Waikato)