Helensville Safety Snapshot

Is Helensville safe? About average. Helensville has a safety score of 52/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 52% of New Zealand suburbs, with 30.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #271 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Helensville is 30.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #271 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 57.0%
  Theft accounts for 57.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Helensville Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,273

Households

1,170

Median income

$97,059

Median rent

$465

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

717 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

2,106 (64.3%)

Age 65+

486 (14.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,613 (80.3%)

Born overseas

642 (19.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,757 · 69.2%

Māori

684 · 17.2%

Pacific

252 · 6.3%

Asian

189 · 4.7%

MELAA

48 · 1.2%

Other

54 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,343 · 100%

Not owned

906 · 38.7%

Other

225 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

795 (22.8%)

Two families

27 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,655 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Helensville a safe suburb to live in?

  Helensville has a safety score of 52/100, making it the #271 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Helensville?

  The annual crime rate in Helensville is 30.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Helensville Rural (Auckland)
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