Red Beach West Safety Snapshot

Is Red Beach West safe? Yes. Red Beach West has a safety score of 75/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 75% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #123 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Red Beach West is 21.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #123 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 52.0%
  Theft accounts for 52.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Red Beach West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,210

Households

1,200

Median income

$104,588

Median rent

$643

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

537 (16.7%)

Age 15-64

1,704 (53.1%)

Age 65+

951 (29.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,106 (65.9%)

Born overseas

1,089 (34.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,664 · 75.1%

Māori

216 · 6.1%

Pacific

93 · 2.6%

Asian

459 · 12.9%

MELAA

57 · 1.6%

Other

57 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,430 · 100%

Not owned

864 · 35.6%

Other

234 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

774 (21.8%)

Two families

42 (1.2%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,730 (76.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Red Beach West a safe suburb to live in?

  Red Beach West has a safety score of 75/100, making it the #123 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Red Beach West?

  The annual crime rate in Red Beach West is 21.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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