Ararimu Safety Snapshot

Is Ararimu safe? Yes. Ararimu has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #68 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Ararimu is 8.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #68 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ararimu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,226

Households

729

Median income

$142,222

Median rent

$430

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

456 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

1,497 (67.3%)

Age 65+

258 (11.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,719 (77.4%)

Born overseas

501 (22.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,016 · 79.4%

Māori

246 · 9.7%

Pacific

72 · 2.8%

Asian

126 · 5%

MELAA

21 · 0.8%

Other

57 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,671 · 100%

Not owned

543 · 32.8%

Other

129 · 7.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

558 (25.7%)

Two families

39 (1.8%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,572 (72.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ararimu a safe suburb to live in?

  Ararimu has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #68 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ararimu?

  The annual crime rate in Ararimu is 8.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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