Kawakawa Bay-Orere Safety Snapshot

Is Kawakawa Bay-Orere safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kawakawa Bay-Orere has a safety score of 35/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 35% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #374 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Kawakawa Bay-Orere is 31.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #374 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 24.0%
  Theft accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Kawakawa Bay-Orere Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,995

Households

804

Median income

$103,772

Median rent

$457

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

318 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

1,218 (61.1%)

Age 65+

453 (22.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,671 (83.8%)

Born overseas

324 (16.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,815 · 76.2%

Māori

369 · 15.5%

Pacific

102 · 4.3%

Asian

60 · 2.5%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,521 · 99.8%

Not owned

567 · 37.2%

Other

156 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

516 (21.9%)

Two families

21 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,812 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kawakawa Bay-Orere a safe suburb to live in?

  Kawakawa Bay-Orere has a safety score of 35/100, making it the #374 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kawakawa Bay-Orere?

  The annual crime rate in Kawakawa Bay-Orere is 31.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Clevedon (Auckland)