Awaruku Safety Snapshot

Is Awaruku safe? Yes. Awaruku has a safety score of 98/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 98% of New Zealand suburbs, with 5.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #5 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Awaruku is 5.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #5 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 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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Awaruku Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,513

Households

1,143

Median income

$138,610

Median rent

$656

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

627 (17.8%)

Age 15-64

2,427 (69.1%)

Age 65+

462 (13.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,662 (47.5%)

Born overseas

1,839 (52.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,535 · 66.9%

Māori

180 · 4.8%

Pacific

72 · 1.9%

Asian

855 · 22.6%

MELAA

90 · 2.4%

Other

57 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,757 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,245 · 45.1%

Other

117 · 4.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

891 (26.2%)

Two families

63 (1.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,442 (71.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Awaruku a safe suburb to live in?

  Awaruku has a safety score of 98/100, making it the #5 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Awaruku?

  The annual crime rate in Awaruku is 5.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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