Clarks Beach Safety Snapshot

Is Clarks Beach safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Clarks Beach after March 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Clarks Beach has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Clarks Beach is 9 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Clarks Beach Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,590

Households

567

Median income

$108,929

Median rent

$543

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

279 (17.5%)

Age 15-64

966 (60.8%)

Age 65+

327 (20.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,227 (77.6%)

Born overseas

354 (22.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,314 · 68.4%

Māori

309 · 16.1%

Pacific

123 · 6.4%

Asian

150 · 7.8%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

15 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,221 · 100%

Not owned

390 · 32.2%

Other

75 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

417 (24.7%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,248 (74%)

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

FAQ

• Is Clarks Beach a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Clarks Beach after March 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Clarks Beach has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Clarks Beach?

  The annual crime rate in Clarks Beach is 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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