Āwhitu Safety Snapshot

Is Āwhitu safe? About average. Āwhitu has a safety score of 56/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 56% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #241 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Āwhitu is 23.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #241 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 36.0%
  Burglary accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 28.0%
  Theft accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.

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Āwhitu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,078

Households

1,131

Median income

$92,409

Median rent

$417

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

495 (16.1%)

Age 15-64

1,890 (61.4%)

Age 65+

675 (21.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,508 (81.9%)

Born overseas

555 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,685 · 76.4%

Māori

498 · 14.2%

Pacific

114 · 3.2%

Asian

165 · 4.7%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

39 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,346 · 100%

Not owned

804 · 34.7%

Other

261 · 11.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

732 (21.9%)

Two families

57 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,550 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Āwhitu a safe suburb to live in?

  Āwhitu has a safety score of 56/100, making it the #241 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Āwhitu?

  The annual crime rate in Āwhitu is 23.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Clarks Beach (Auckland)