Kensington (Whangarei District) Safety Snapshot

Is Kensington (Whangarei District) safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kensington (Whangarei District) has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 123.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #92 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Kensington (Whangarei District) is 123.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #92 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 69.6%
  Theft accounts for 69.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.5%
  Assault accounts for 8.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Kensington (Whangarei District) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,345

Households

1,389

Median income

$65,795

Median rent

$412

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

531 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

2,037 (60.9%)

Age 65+

780 (23.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,553 (77.4%)

Born overseas

747 (22.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,406 · 59.5%

Māori

990 · 24.5%

Pacific

180 · 4.4%

Asian

408 · 10.1%

MELAA

30 · 0.7%

Other

33 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,586 · 100%

Not owned

1,440 · 55.9%

Other

246 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

747 (18.1%)

Two families

27 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,360 (81.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kensington (Whangarei District) a safe suburb to live in?

  Kensington (Whangarei District) has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #92 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kensington (Whangarei District)?

  The annual crime rate in Kensington (Whangarei District) is 123.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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