Karoro Safety Snapshot

Is Karoro safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Karoro after April 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Karoro has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Karoro is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, April 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.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Karoro Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,059

Households

420

Median income

$96,987

Median rent

$355

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

180 (17%)

Age 15-64

612 (57.8%)

Age 65+

264 (24.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

915 (86.6%)

Born overseas

141 (13.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

984 · 86.1%

Māori

93 · 8.1%

Pacific

6 · 0.5%

Asian

24 · 2.1%

MELAA

15 · 1.3%

Other

21 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

834 · 100%

Not owned

240 · 28.9%

Other

60 · 7.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

291 (23%)

Two families

15 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

960 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Karoro a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Karoro after April 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Karoro has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Karoro?

  The annual crime rate in Karoro is 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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