Waipoua Forest Safety Snapshot

Is Waipoua Forest safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Waipoua Forest has a safety score of 16/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 16% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #80 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Waipoua Forest is 42.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #80 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 January 2026, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipoua Forest Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,305

Households

531

Median income

$46,486

Median rent

$230

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

234 (17.9%)

Age 15-64

705 (54%)

Age 65+

381 (29.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,146 (89.9%)

Born overseas

129 (10.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

810 · 47.8%

Māori

762 · 45%

Pacific

57 · 3.4%

Asian

48 · 2.8%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

12 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

879 · 99.3%

Not owned

381 · 43.1%

Other

201 · 22.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

273 (17.7%)

Two families

18 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,248 (81.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipoua Forest a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipoua Forest has a safety score of 16/100, making it the #80 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waipoua Forest?

  The annual crime rate in Waipoua Forest is 42.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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