Piha Safety Snapshot

Is Piha safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Piha after June 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Piha has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Piha is 32.2 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Piha Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,044

Households

396

Median income

$100,034

Median rent

$533

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

156 (14.9%)

Age 15-64

690 (66.1%)

Age 65+

198 (19%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

825 (80.2%)

Born overseas

204 (19.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

972 · 78.1%

Māori

183 · 14.7%

Pacific

36 · 2.9%

Asian

33 · 2.7%

MELAA

12 · 1%

Other

9 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

783 · 100%

Not owned

276 · 35.5%

Other

102 · 13.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

240 (20.3%)

Two families

9 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

933 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Piha a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Piha after June 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Piha has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Piha?

  The annual crime rate in Piha is 32.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Waitākere Ranges South (Auckland)
• Waitākere Ranges North (Auckland)