Thames Coast Safety Snapshot

Is Thames Coast safe? About average. Thames Coast has a safety score of 53/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 53% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #86 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Thames Coast is 26.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #86 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 October 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.

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Thames Coast Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,737

Households

651

Median income

$57,343

Median rent

$475

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

165 (9.5%)

Age 15-64

930 (53.5%)

Age 65+

657 (37.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,467 (85.9%)

Born overseas

240 (14.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,515 · 76.5%

Māori

384 · 19.4%

Pacific

21 · 1.1%

Asian

24 · 1.2%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

33 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,308 · 99.1%

Not owned

381 · 28.9%

Other

264 · 20%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

384 (20%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,521 (79.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Thames Coast a safe suburb to live in?

  Thames Coast has a safety score of 53/100, making it the #86 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Thames Coast?

  The annual crime rate in Thames Coast is 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz