Tīrau Safety Snapshot

Is Tīrau safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tīrau has a safety score of 29/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 29% of New Zealand suburbs, with 71.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #155 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tīrau is 71.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #155 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 67.8%
  Theft accounts for 67.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.9%
  Burglary accounts for 24.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.6%
  Assault accounts for 5.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.

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Tīrau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,538

Households

942

Median income

$93,965

Median rent

$315

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

588 (23.2%)

Age 15-64

1,560 (61.5%)

Age 65+

378 (14.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,172 (86.6%)

Born overseas

336 (13.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,184 · 75.4%

Māori

543 · 18.8%

Pacific

51 · 1.8%

Asian

93 · 3.2%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

18 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,755 · 99.2%

Not owned

777 · 43.9%

Other

171 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

648 (23%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,148 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tīrau a safe suburb to live in?

  Tīrau has a safety score of 29/100, making it the #155 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tīrau?

  The annual crime rate in Tīrau is 71.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Putāruru (Waikato)