New Lynn North West Safety Snapshot

Is New Lynn North West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. New Lynn North West has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #487 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in New Lynn North West is 53.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #487 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, November 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 47.6%
  Theft accounts for 47.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.5%
  Burglary accounts for 36.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.1%
  Assault accounts for 14.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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New Lynn North West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,219

Households

1,155

Median income

$92,182

Median rent

$448

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

531 (16.5%)

Age 15-64

2,334 (72.5%)

Age 65+

393 (12.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,476 (46.2%)

Born overseas

1,716 (53.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,026 · 28.1%

Māori

354 · 9.7%

Pacific

552 · 15.1%

Asian

1,575 · 43.2%

MELAA

111 · 3%

Other

30 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,439 · 99.5%

Not owned

1,581 · 64.5%

Other

243 · 9.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

693 (20.5%)

Two families

51 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,634 (77.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is New Lynn North West a safe suburb to live in?

  New Lynn North West has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #487 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in New Lynn North West?

  The annual crime rate in New Lynn North West is 53.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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