Kawaroa Safety Snapshot

Is Kawaroa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kawaroa has a safety score of 34/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 34% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Kawaroa is 39.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.0%
  Theft accounts for 43.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 18.0%
  Assault accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kawaroa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,361

Households

1,059

Median income

$76,035

Median rent

$395

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

348 (14.7%)

Age 15-64

1,464 (62%)

Age 65+

558 (23.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,773 (75.7%)

Born overseas

570 (24.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,923 · 71.9%

Māori

387 · 14.5%

Pacific

39 · 1.5%

Asian

252 · 9.4%

MELAA

30 · 1.1%

Other

45 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,875 · 99.7%

Not owned

984 · 52.3%

Other

132 · 7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

576 (18.3%)

Two families

15 (0.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,547 (81.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kawaroa a safe suburb to live in?

  Kawaroa has a safety score of 34/100, making it the #49 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kawaroa?

  The annual crime rate in Kawaroa is 39.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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