Dargaville Safety Snapshot

Is Dargaville safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Dargaville has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 81.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #79 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Dargaville is 81.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #79 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 October 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 65.4%
  Theft accounts for 65.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.7%
  Burglary accounts for 26.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.4%
  Assault accounts for 6.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Dargaville Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

5,022

Households

1,926

Median income

$55,092

Median rent

$334

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

975 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

2,745 (54.7%)

Age 65+

1,308 (26%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

4,239 (85.6%)

Born overseas

711 (14.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,525 · 56.5%

Māori

1,899 · 30.5%

Pacific

501 · 8%

Asian

228 · 3.7%

MELAA

18 · 0.3%

Other

63 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,624 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,740 · 47.7%

Other

417 · 11.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,098 (19.5%)

Two families

39 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

4,506 (79.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Dargaville a safe suburb to live in?

  Dargaville has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #79 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Dargaville?

  The annual crime rate in Dargaville is 81.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Kaipara Coastal (Northland)