Tokorangi Safety Snapshot

Is Tokorangi safe? About average. Tokorangi has a safety score of 62/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 62% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #31 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Tokorangi is 25.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #31 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 26.0%
  Theft accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Tokorangi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,475

Households

858

Median income

$109,227

Median rent

$284

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

519 (21%)

Age 15-64

1,545 (62.4%)

Age 65+

426 (17.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,223 (90.3%)

Born overseas

240 (9.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,199 · 79.2%

Māori

438 · 15.8%

Pacific

48 · 1.7%

Asian

48 · 1.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

39 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,836 · 100%

Not owned

543 · 29.7%

Other

132 · 7.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

642 (25.1%)

Two families

42 (1.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,869 (73.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tokorangi a safe suburb to live in?

  Tokorangi has a safety score of 62/100, making it the #31 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tokorangi?

  The annual crime rate in Tokorangi is 25.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Mount Taylor (Manawatū-Whanganui)
• Makino (Manawatū-Whanganui)
• Kimbolton North (Manawatū-Whanganui)