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Dairy Flat North Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Dairy Flat North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Dairy Flat North has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 129.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #544 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Dairy Flat North is 129.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #544 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
8 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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129.8
Regional rank #544 / 598 (Bottom 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼14.5%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 85.8%
    Theft accounts for 85.8 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 10.3%
    Burglary accounts for 10.3 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 2.6%
    Assault accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 0.9%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.
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Dairy Flat North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,800

Households

513

Median income

$137,460

Median rent

$730

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
300 (16.7%)
Age 15-64
1,275 (70.8%)
Age 65+
240 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
1,095 (61.6%)
Born overseas
684 (38.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
1,242 · 62.1%
Māori
213 · 10.6%
Pacific
54 · 2.7%
Asian
453 · 22.6%
MELAA
12 · 0.6%
Other
27 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
1,347 · 100%
Not owned
879 · 65.5%
Other
162 · 12.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
336 (22.5%)
Two families
48 (3.2%)
Three+ families
9 (0.6%)
Other composition
1,101 (73.7%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Dairy Flat North a safe suburb to live in?

    Dairy Flat North has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #544 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Dairy Flat North?

    The annual crime rate in Dairy Flat North is 129.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Dairy Flat North

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