Tuakau North Safety Snapshot

Is Tuakau North safe? About average. Tuakau North has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #68 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tuakau North is 15.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #68 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 February 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tuakau North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,516

Households

1,149

Median income

$102,068

Median rent

$497

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

855 (24.3%)

Age 15-64

2,244 (63.8%)

Age 65+

450 (12.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,712 (77.9%)

Born overseas

771 (22.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,316 · 54.2%

Māori

1,053 · 24.6%

Pacific

315 · 7.4%

Asian

459 · 10.7%

MELAA

45 · 1.1%

Other

87 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,409 · 100%

Not owned

1,167 · 48.7%

Other

276 · 11.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

798 (23.4%)

Two families

57 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,553 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tuakau North a safe suburb to live in?

  Tuakau North has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #68 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tuakau North?

  The annual crime rate in Tuakau North is 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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