Thames Central Safety Snapshot

Is Thames Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Thames Central has a safety score of 2/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 2% of New Zealand suburbs, with 394.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #233 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Thames Central is 394.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #233 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, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 65.2%
  Theft accounts for 65.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 22.3%
  Burglary accounts for 22.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.1%
  Assault accounts for 10.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Thames Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,074

Households

525

Median income

$42,608

Median rent

$286

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

96 (8.9%)

Age 15-64

531 (49.4%)

Age 65+

420 (39.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

843 (79.6%)

Born overseas

216 (20.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

861 · 70.7%

Māori

225 · 18.5%

Pacific

27 · 2.2%

Asian

99 · 8.1%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

3 · 0.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

909 · 100%

Not owned

528 · 59.3%

Other

66 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

210 (13.5%)

Two families

9 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,332 (85.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Thames Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Thames Central has a safety score of 2/100, making it the #233 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Thames Central?

  The annual crime rate in Thames Central is 394.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Thames North (Waikato)
• Thames South (Waikato)
• Totora-Kopu (Waikato)
• Kauaeranga (Waikato)