Cheltenham Safety Snapshot

Is Cheltenham safe? Yes. Cheltenham has a safety score of 95/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 95% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Cheltenham is 11.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Cheltenham Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,902

Households

783

Median income

$140,390

Median rent

$674

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

312 (16.4%)

Age 15-64

1,110 (58.4%)

Age 65+

471 (24.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,215 (63.8%)

Born overseas

690 (36.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,773 · 85%

Māori

120 · 5.8%

Pacific

51 · 2.4%

Asian

87 · 4.2%

MELAA

36 · 1.7%

Other

18 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,524 · 99.6%

Not owned

552 · 36.1%

Other

63 · 4.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

525 (22.5%)

Two families

15 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,791 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Cheltenham a safe suburb to live in?

  Cheltenham has a safety score of 95/100, making it the #21 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Cheltenham?

  The annual crime rate in Cheltenham is 11.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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