Kiripaka Safety Snapshot

Is Kiripaka safe? Yes. Kiripaka has a safety score of 72/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 72% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Kiripaka is 18.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kiripaka Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,104

Households

348

Median income

$107,974

Median rent

$441

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

234 (21.2%)

Age 15-64

687 (62.2%)

Age 65+

195 (17.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

936 (85.7%)

Born overseas

156 (14.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

909 · 70.8%

Māori

285 · 22.2%

Pacific

42 · 3.3%

Asian

30 · 2.3%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

15 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

729 · 100%

Not owned

228 · 31.3%

Other

147 · 20.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

246 (24%)

Two families

12 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

762 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kiripaka a safe suburb to live in?

  Kiripaka has a safety score of 72/100, making it the #19 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kiripaka?

  The annual crime rate in Kiripaka is 18.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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