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Narrow Neck Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Narrow Neck safe? Yes. Narrow Neck has a safety score of 94/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 94% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #24 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Narrow Neck is 8.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #24 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, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
94 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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8.7
Regional rank #24 / 598 (Top 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼40%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 23.0%
    Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 10.0%
    Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 4.0%
    Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Narrow Neck Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,425

Households

1,644

Median income

$128,775

Median rent

$548

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
831 (18.8%)
Age 15-64
2,616 (59.1%)
Age 65+
963 (21.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
2,880 (65.6%)
Born overseas
1,509 (34.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
3,786 · 78.8%
Māori
309 · 6.4%
Pacific
111 · 2.3%
Asian
483 · 10%
MELAA
99 · 2.1%
Other
18 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
3,492 · 100%
Not owned
1,515 · 43.5%
Other
114 · 3.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
1,140 (23.3%)
Two families
33 (0.7%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
3,720 (76%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Narrow Neck a safe suburb to live in?

    Narrow Neck has a safety score of 94/100, making it the #24 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Narrow Neck?

    The annual crime rate in Narrow Neck is 8.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Narrow Neck

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