Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa Safety Snapshot

Is Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa has a safety score of 26/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 26% of New Zealand suburbs, with 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #95 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa is 51 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #95 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 51.0%
  Burglary accounts for 51.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 33.0%
  Theft accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,881

Households

705

Median income

$107,096

Median rent

$294

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

339 (18%)

Age 15-64

1,239 (65.9%)

Age 65+

294 (15.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,575 (85.1%)

Born overseas

276 (14.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,407 · 63%

Māori

696 · 31.2%

Pacific

33 · 1.5%

Asian

63 · 2.8%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,371 · 99.8%

Not owned

534 · 38.9%

Other

153 · 11.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

453 (21.9%)

Two families

24 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,596 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa has a safety score of 26/100, making it the #95 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa?

  The annual crime rate in Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa is 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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