Milldale Safety Snapshot

Is Milldale safe? Yes. Milldale has a safety score of 90/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 90% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #42 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Milldale is 12.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #42 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Milldale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,238

Households

699

Median income

$169,597

Median rent

$745

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

621 (27.7%)

Age 15-64

1,494 (66.8%)

Age 65+

123 (5.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

975 (44%)

Born overseas

1,242 (56%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,401 · 58.6%

Māori

120 · 5%

Pacific

33 · 1.4%

Asian

729 · 30.5%

MELAA

72 · 3%

Other

36 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,455 · 99.2%

Not owned

567 · 38.7%

Other

135 · 9.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

597 (28.9%)

Two families

27 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,443 (69.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Milldale a safe suburb to live in?

  Milldale has a safety score of 90/100, making it the #42 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Milldale?

  The annual crime rate in Milldale is 12.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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