Kaitāia East Safety Snapshot

Is Kaitāia East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kaitāia East has a safety score of 3/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 3% of New Zealand suburbs, with 210.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #96 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Kaitāia East is 210.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #96 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 65.8%
  Theft accounts for 65.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.3%
  Burglary accounts for 19.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.6%
  Assault accounts for 12.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.

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Kaitāia East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,478

Households

795

Median income

$55,966

Median rent

$308

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

660 (26.6%)

Age 15-64

1,470 (59.3%)

Age 65+

324 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,244 (91.8%)

Born overseas

201 (8.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,179 · 35.5%

Māori

1,824 · 54.9%

Pacific

195 · 5.9%

Asian

105 · 3.2%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

15 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,530 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,017 · 66.2%

Other

270 · 17.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

405 (17.6%)

Two families

30 (1.3%)

Three+ families

9 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,854 (80.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaitāia East a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaitāia East has a safety score of 3/100, making it the #96 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaitāia East?

  The annual crime rate in Kaitāia East is 210.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Kaitāia West (Northland)
• Rangitihi (Northland)
• Tangonge (Northland)