Kaiwaka Safety Snapshot

Is Kaiwaka safe? About average. Kaiwaka has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #26 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Kaiwaka is 34.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #26 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, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 40.0%
  Theft accounts for 40.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 16.0%
  Assault accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kaiwaka Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,535

Households

933

Median income

$76,136

Median rent

$350

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

477 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,614 (63.7%)

Age 65+

450 (17.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,004 (79.4%)

Born overseas

519 (20.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,010 · 66.5%

Māori

654 · 21.6%

Pacific

123 · 4.1%

Asian

177 · 5.9%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

42 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,728 · 100%

Not owned

666 · 38.7%

Other

348 · 20.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

588 (21.8%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,091 (77.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kaiwaka a safe suburb to live in?

  Kaiwaka has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #26 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kaiwaka?

  The annual crime rate in Kaiwaka is 34.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz