Kaipaki Safety Snapshot

Is Kaipaki safe? About average. Kaipaki has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 30.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #116 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Kaipaki is 30.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #116 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Kaipaki Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,821

Households

594

Median income

$126,935

Median rent

$411

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

393 (21.6%)

Age 15-64

1,119 (61.4%)

Age 65+

306 (16.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,491 (82.1%)

Born overseas

324 (17.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,650 · 81.4%

Māori

186 · 9.2%

Pacific

42 · 2.1%

Asian

93 · 4.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.9%

Other

39 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,326 · 98.4%

Not owned

516 · 38.3%

Other

84 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

438 (25%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,293 (73.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaipaki a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaipaki has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #116 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaipaki?

  The annual crime rate in Kaipaki is 30.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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