Kahikatea Safety Snapshot

Is Kahikatea safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kahikatea has a safety score of 23/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 23% of New Zealand suburbs, with 38.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #170 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Kahikatea is 38.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #170 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, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 46.0%
  Theft accounts for 46.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 34.3%
  Burglary accounts for 34.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.3%
  Assault accounts for 15.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Kahikatea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,525

Households

1,176

Median income

$87,308

Median rent

$434

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

870 (24.7%)

Age 15-64

2,370 (67.2%)

Age 65+

258 (7.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,724 (77.9%)

Born overseas

771 (22.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,929 · 43.7%

Māori

1,410 · 32%

Pacific

327 · 7.4%

Asian

645 · 14.6%

MELAA

60 · 1.4%

Other

42 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,400 · 100%

Not owned

1,536 · 64.3%

Other

264 · 11.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

747 (21.5%)

Two families

63 (1.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,664 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kahikatea a safe suburb to live in?

  Kahikatea has a safety score of 23/100, making it the #170 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kahikatea?

  The annual crime rate in Kahikatea is 38.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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