Kaikohe Safety Snapshot

Is Kaikohe safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kaikohe has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 111.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #91 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Kaikohe is 111.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #91 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, October 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 62.4%
  Theft accounts for 62.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.3%
  Burglary accounts for 24.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.5%
  Assault accounts for 11.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.2%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.2 percent of incidents.

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Kaikohe Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,563

Households

1,344

Median income

$63,129

Median rent

$280

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

1,257 (27.5%)

Age 15-64

2,700 (59.2%)

Age 65+

633 (13.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

4,155 (92.6%)

Born overseas

333 (7.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,611 · 27.1%

Māori

3,714 · 62.6%

Pacific

387 · 6.5%

Asian

168 · 2.8%

MELAA

21 · 0.4%

Other

36 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,766 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,896 · 68.4%

Other

528 · 19%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

747 (19.1%)

Two families

63 (1.6%)

Three+ families

9 (0.2%)

Other composition

3,099 (79.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaikohe a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaikohe has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #91 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaikohe?

  The annual crime rate in Kaikohe is 111.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Ngapuhi (Northland)
• Ōhaeawai-Waimate North (Northland)