Parakai Safety Snapshot

Is Parakai safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Parakai has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 78.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #536 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Parakai is 78.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #536 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 61.0%
  Theft accounts for 61.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Parakai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,080

Households

351

Median income

$82,466

Median rent

$487

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (21.1%)

Age 15-64

684 (63.3%)

Age 65+

183 (16.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

882 (81.4%)

Born overseas

201 (18.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

858 · 63.3%

Māori

279 · 20.6%

Pacific

96 · 7.1%

Asian

87 · 6.4%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

33 · 2.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

675 · 100%

Not owned

309 · 46%

Other

186 · 27.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

204 (19.5%)

Two families

18 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

822 (78.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Parakai a safe suburb to live in?

  Parakai has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #536 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Parakai?

  The annual crime rate in Parakai is 78.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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