Kaitemako Safety Snapshot

Is Kaitemako safe? About average. Kaitemako has a safety score of 51/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 51% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #65 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Kaitemako is 25 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #65 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kaitemako Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,554

Households

522

Median income

$101,103

Median rent

$538

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

291 (18.7%)

Age 15-64

987 (63.5%)

Age 65+

267 (17.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,200 (77.7%)

Born overseas

345 (22.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,281 · 69.8%

Māori

387 · 21.1%

Pacific

45 · 2.5%

Asian

96 · 5.2%

MELAA

15 · 0.8%

Other

12 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,122 · 100%

Not owned

447 · 40.2%

Other

141 · 12.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

396 (25.3%)

Two families

18 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,149 (73.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaitemako a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaitemako has a safety score of 51/100, making it the #65 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaitemako?

  The annual crime rate in Kaitemako is 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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