Tūrangi Safety Snapshot

Is Tūrangi safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tūrangi has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 103.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #219 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tūrangi is 103.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #219 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 December 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 64.7%
  Theft accounts for 64.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.8%
  Burglary accounts for 27.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.4%
  Assault accounts for 5.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tūrangi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,789

Households

1,401

Median income

$62,098

Median rent

$352

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

783 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

2,259 (59.6%)

Age 65+

738 (19.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,291 (87.7%)

Born overseas

462 (12.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,959 · 40.5%

Māori

2,445 · 50.6%

Pacific

228 · 4.7%

Asian

156 · 3.2%

MELAA

9 · 0.2%

Other

36 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,595 · 100%

Not owned

1,341 · 51.9%

Other

423 · 16.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

765 (18.9%)

Two families

36 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,246 (80.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tūrangi a safe suburb to live in?

  Tūrangi has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #219 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 Tūrangi?

  The annual crime rate in Tūrangi is 103.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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