Otamatea (Kaipara District) Safety Snapshot

Is Otamatea (Kaipara District) safe? Yes. Otamatea (Kaipara District) has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #13 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Otamatea (Kaipara District) is 15.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #13 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 February 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Otamatea (Kaipara District) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,896

Households

753

Median income

$67,637

Median rent

$280

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

339 (17.9%)

Age 15-64

1,062 (56%)

Age 65+

489 (25.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,584 (84.3%)

Born overseas

294 (15.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,719 · 79%

Māori

327 · 15%

Pacific

66 · 3%

Asian

27 · 1.2%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

33 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,353 · 99.8%

Not owned

477 · 35.2%

Other

207 · 15.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

462 (21.2%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,710 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Otamatea (Kaipara District) a safe suburb to live in?

  Otamatea (Kaipara District) has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #13 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Otamatea (Kaipara District)?

  The annual crime rate in Otamatea (Kaipara District) is 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Maungatūroto (Northland)