Cape Rodney Safety Snapshot

Is Cape Rodney safe? Yes. Cape Rodney has a safety score of 80/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 80% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #101 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Cape Rodney is 18 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #101 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, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 31.0%
  Theft accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Cape Rodney Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,738

Households

1,395

Median income

$89,907

Median rent

$431

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

618 (16.5%)

Age 15-64

2,253 (60.3%)

Age 65+

870 (23.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,048 (81.9%)

Born overseas

672 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,405 · 77.9%

Māori

633 · 14.5%

Pacific

147 · 3.4%

Asian

87 · 2%

MELAA

39 · 0.9%

Other

60 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,781 · 100%

Not owned

1,023 · 36.8%

Other

342 · 12.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

942 (23.1%)

Two families

36 (0.9%)

Three+ families

6 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,099 (75.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Cape Rodney a safe suburb to live in?

  Cape Rodney has a safety score of 80/100, making it the #101 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Cape Rodney?

  The annual crime rate in Cape Rodney is 18 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz