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Cockle Bay Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Cockle Bay safe? Yes. Cockle Bay has a safety score of 74/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 74% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #133 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Cockle Bay is 11.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #133 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
74 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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11.9
Regional rank #133 / 598 (Top 25%)
3-Month Trend
i
▲37.5%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 26.0%
    Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 15.0%
    Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 7.0%
    Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
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Cockle Bay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,227

Households

1,467

Median income

$136,132

Median rent

$559

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
750 (17.7%)
Age 15-64
2,715 (64.2%)
Age 65+
828 (19.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
2,574 (60.9%)
Born overseas
1,653 (39.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
3,429 · 74.1%
Māori
234 · 5.1%
Pacific
111 · 2.4%
Asian
717 · 15.5%
MELAA
75 · 1.6%
Other
63 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
3,348 · 100%
Not owned
1,263 · 37.8%
Other
156 · 4.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
1,119 (25.5%)
Two families
57 (1.3%)
Three+ families
9 (0.2%)
Other composition
3,195 (72.9%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Cockle Bay a safe suburb to live in?

    Cockle Bay has a safety score of 74/100, making it the #133 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 Cockle Bay?

    The annual crime rate in Cockle Bay is 11.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Cockle Bay

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