Dingwall Safety Snapshot

Is Dingwall safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Dingwall has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 102.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #501 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Dingwall is 102.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #501 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 86.3%
  Theft accounts for 86.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.6%
  Burglary accounts for 10.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.5%
  Assault accounts for 2.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Dingwall Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,787

Households

735

Median income

$117,327

Median rent

$588

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

570 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

1,929 (69.2%)

Age 65+

303 (10.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,230 (45.2%)

Born overseas

1,491 (54.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

456 · 14.3%

Māori

351 · 11%

Pacific

753 · 23.6%

Asian

1,587 · 49.8%

MELAA

33 · 1%

Other

9 · 0.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,055 · 100%

Not owned

1,254 · 61.2%

Other

171 · 8.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

516 (23.8%)

Two families

78 (3.6%)

Three+ families

9 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,569 (72.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Dingwall a safe suburb to live in?

  Dingwall has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #501 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Dingwall?

  The annual crime rate in Dingwall is 102.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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