Kohukohu-Broadwood Safety Snapshot

Is Kohukohu-Broadwood safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kohukohu-Broadwood has a safety score of 16/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 16% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #81 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Kohukohu-Broadwood is 53.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #81 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 October 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.

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Kohukohu-Broadwood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

741

Households

345

Median income

$43,559

Median rent

$157

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

108 (14.6%)

Age 15-64

405 (54.7%)

Age 65+

219 (29.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

630 (87.5%)

Born overseas

90 (12.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

447 · 47.2%

Māori

426 · 44.9%

Pacific

54 · 5.7%

Asian

12 · 1.3%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

9 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

510 · 100%

Not owned

204 · 40%

Other

126 · 24.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

147 (15.1%)

Two families

6 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

822 (84.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kohukohu-Broadwood a safe suburb to live in?

  Kohukohu-Broadwood has a safety score of 16/100, making it the #81 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kohukohu-Broadwood?

  The annual crime rate in Kohukohu-Broadwood is 53.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz