Orewa North Safety Snapshot

Is Orewa North safe? Yes. Orewa North has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #14 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Orewa North is 8.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #14 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 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.

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Orewa North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,620

Households

1,788

Median income

$99,970

Median rent

$711

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

663 (14.4%)

Age 15-64

2,223 (48.1%)

Age 65+

1,698 (36.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,727 (59.3%)

Born overseas

1,872 (40.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,741 · 75.3%

Māori

261 · 5.3%

Pacific

93 · 1.9%

Asian

717 · 14.4%

MELAA

87 · 1.8%

Other

69 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,741 · 100%

Not owned

1,215 · 32.5%

Other

228 · 6.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,188 (22.2%)

Two families

60 (1.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.1%)

Other composition

4,086 (76.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Orewa North a safe suburb to live in?

  Orewa North has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #14 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 Orewa North?

  The annual crime rate in Orewa North is 8.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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