Kingsway Safety Snapshot

Is Kingsway safe? About average. Kingsway has a safety score of 66/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 66% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #188 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Kingsway is 12 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #188 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kingsway Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,352

Households

771

Median income

$133,593

Median rent

$651

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

504 (21.4%)

Age 15-64

1,545 (65.7%)

Age 65+

294 (12.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,392 (59.6%)

Born overseas

945 (40.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,893 · 73.1%

Māori

177 · 6.8%

Pacific

63 · 2.4%

Asian

387 · 14.9%

MELAA

36 · 1.4%

Other

33 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,758 · 100%

Not owned

786 · 45%

Other

105 · 6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

582 (25.5%)

Two families

39 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,659 (72.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kingsway a safe suburb to live in?

  Kingsway has a safety score of 66/100, making it the #188 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 Kingsway?

  The annual crime rate in Kingsway is 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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