Kaitake Safety Snapshot

Is Kaitake safe? Yes. Kaitake has a safety score of 98/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 98% of New Zealand suburbs, with 5.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #8 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Kaitake is 5.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #8 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, October 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kaitake Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,232

Households

765

Median income

$95,584

Median rent

$341

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

537 (24.1%)

Age 15-64

1,377 (61.7%)

Age 65+

321 (14.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,848 (83.1%)

Born overseas

375 (16.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,073 · 81%

Māori

348 · 13.6%

Pacific

24 · 0.9%

Asian

39 · 1.5%

MELAA

30 · 1.2%

Other

45 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,533 · 99.4%

Not owned

510 · 33.1%

Other

156 · 10.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

582 (25.6%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,677 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaitake a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaitake has a safety score of 98/100, making it the #8 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaitake?

  The annual crime rate in Kaitake is 5.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ōakura (Taranaki)