Fruitvale Safety Snapshot

Is Fruitvale safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Fruitvale has a safety score of 35/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 35% of New Zealand suburbs, with 37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #371 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Fruitvale is 37.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #371 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 53.9%
  Theft accounts for 53.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 33.9%
  Burglary accounts for 33.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.7%
  Assault accounts for 8.7 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.7%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Fruitvale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,093

Households

1,080

Median income

$99,922

Median rent

$498

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

597 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

2,160 (69.8%)

Age 65+

366 (11.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,683 (54.9%)

Born overseas

1,383 (45.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,413 · 39%

Māori

405 · 11.2%

Pacific

549 · 15.1%

Asian

1,125 · 31%

MELAA

99 · 2.7%

Other

33 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,322 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,323 · 56.8%

Other

177 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

690 (21.4%)

Two families

57 (1.8%)

Three+ families

12 (0.4%)

Other composition

2,463 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Fruitvale a safe suburb to live in?

  Fruitvale has a safety score of 35/100, making it the #371 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Fruitvale?

  The annual crime rate in Fruitvale is 37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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