Kaipara Hills Safety Snapshot

Is Kaipara Hills safe? About average. Kaipara Hills has a safety score of 60/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 60% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #221 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Kaipara Hills is 19.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #221 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, November 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kaipara Hills Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,235

Households

723

Median income

$107,394

Median rent

$380

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (22%)

Age 15-64

1,503 (67.2%)

Age 65+

255 (11.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,794 (80.8%)

Born overseas

426 (19.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,959 · 75.8%

Māori

453 · 17.5%

Pacific

57 · 2.2%

Asian

45 · 1.7%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

57 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,485 · 99.2%

Not owned

525 · 35.1%

Other

261 · 17.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

522 (24.9%)

Two families

27 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,542 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaipara Hills a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaipara Hills has a safety score of 60/100, making it the #221 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaipara Hills?

  The annual crime rate in Kaipara Hills is 19.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz