Redcastle Safety Snapshot

Is Redcastle safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Redcastle has a safety score of 35/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 35% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #372 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Redcastle is 42.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #372 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 80.8%
  Theft accounts for 80.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.6%
  Burglary accounts for 9.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.8%
  Assault accounts for 5.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.8 percent of incidents.

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Redcastle Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,472

Households

777

Median income

$132,810

Median rent

$665

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

480 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

1,710 (69.2%)

Age 65+

273 (11%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

984 (40.2%)

Born overseas

1,461 (59.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

738 · 26.3%

Māori

192 · 6.9%

Pacific

249 · 8.9%

Asian

1,317 · 47%

MELAA

153 · 5.5%

Other

153 · 5.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,893 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,167 · 61.6%

Other

105 · 5.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

570 (24.5%)

Two families

54 (2.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,695 (73%)

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

FAQ

• Is Redcastle a safe suburb to live in?

  Redcastle has a safety score of 35/100, making it the #372 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 Redcastle?

  The annual crime rate in Redcastle is 42.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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