Karamea Safety Snapshot

Is Karamea safe? About average. Karamea has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Karamea is 14.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Karamea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

912

Households

444

Median income

$44,679

Median rent

$178

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

117 (12.8%)

Age 15-64

513 (56.3%)

Age 65+

258 (28.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

732 (81.6%)

Born overseas

165 (18.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

855 · 84.3%

Māori

99 · 9.8%

Pacific

24 · 2.4%

Asian

9 · 0.9%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

24 · 2.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

657 · 100%

Not owned

165 · 25.2%

Other

135 · 20.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

213 (16.8%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,050 (82.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Karamea a safe suburb to live in?

  Karamea has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #11 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 62% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Karamea?

  The annual crime rate in Karamea is 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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