Tokoroa Central Safety Snapshot

Is Tokoroa Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tokoroa Central has a safety score of 1/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 1% of New Zealand suburbs, with 555.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #234 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tokoroa Central is 555.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #234 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, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 75.9%
  Theft accounts for 75.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.9%
  Burglary accounts for 12.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.6%
  Assault accounts for 9.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Tokoroa Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,029

Households

384

Median income

$65,811

Median rent

$322

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (20.4%)

Age 15-64

648 (63%)

Age 65+

165 (16%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

873 (86.9%)

Born overseas

132 (13.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

588 · 43.1%

Māori

486 · 35.6%

Pacific

228 · 16.7%

Asian

48 · 3.5%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

15 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

687 · 99.6%

Not owned

378 · 54.8%

Other

135 · 19.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

210 (18.9%)

Two families

15 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

888 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tokoroa Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Tokoroa Central has a safety score of 1/100, making it the #234 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tokoroa Central?

  The annual crime rate in Tokoroa Central is 555.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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