Surfdale Safety Snapshot

Is Surfdale safe? Yes. Surfdale has a safety score of 99/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 99% of New Zealand suburbs, with 6.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Surfdale is 6.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Surfdale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,055

Households

765

Median income

$92,591

Median rent

$569

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

300 (14.6%)

Age 15-64

1,320 (64.2%)

Age 65+

423 (20.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,305 (64.7%)

Born overseas

711 (35.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,752 · 72.3%

Māori

288 · 11.9%

Pacific

78 · 3.2%

Asian

141 · 5.8%

MELAA

135 · 5.6%

Other

30 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,548 · 99.6%

Not owned

708 · 45.6%

Other

207 · 13.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

498 (21.7%)

Two families

21 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,779 (77.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Surfdale a safe suburb to live in?

  Surfdale has a safety score of 99/100, making it the #4 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Surfdale?

  The annual crime rate in Surfdale is 6.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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