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Botany Central Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Botany Central safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Botany Central is 119,167 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (6 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Botany Central is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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119,167
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▲15.7%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 94.5%
    Theft accounts for 94.5 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 2.4%
    Assault accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 1.5%
    Burglary accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 0.7%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.
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Botany Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

6

Households

3

Median income

—

Median rent

—

Data quality flags

  • Population exists but home total stated is zero.

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
0 (0%)
Age 15-64
0 (0%)
Age 65+
0 (0%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
0 (0%)
Born overseas
0 (0%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
0 · 0%
Māori
0 · 0%
Pacific
0 · 0%
Asian
0 · 0%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
0 · 0%
Not owned
0 · 0%
Other
0 · 0%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
0 (0%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
3 (100%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Botany Central a safe suburb to live in?

    Botany Central has only 6 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Botany Central?

    The annual crime rate in Botany Central is 119,167 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Botany Central

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