Ahipara Safety Snapshot

Is Ahipara safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ahipara has a safety score of 37/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 37% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Ahipara is 32.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ahipara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,272

Households

486

Median income

$71,956

Median rent

$333

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

252 (19.8%)

Age 15-64

738 (58%)

Age 65+

282 (22.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,098 (87.8%)

Born overseas

153 (12.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

744 · 44.8%

Māori

792 · 47.7%

Pacific

90 · 5.4%

Asian

27 · 1.6%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

6 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

855 · 100%

Not owned

399 · 47%

Other

162 · 19.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

267 (19%)

Two families

18 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,122 (79.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ahipara a safe suburb to live in?

  Ahipara has a safety score of 37/100, making it the #49 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ahipara?

  The annual crime rate in Ahipara is 32.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Tangonge (Northland)