Swanson Safety Snapshot

Is Swanson safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Swanson has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 45.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #365 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Swanson is 45.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #365 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 69.0%
  Theft accounts for 69.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.4%
  Burglary accounts for 21.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.1%
  Assault accounts for 7.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Swanson Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,702

Households

1,113

Median income

$138,421

Median rent

$586

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

816 (22%)

Age 15-64

2,607 (70.4%)

Age 65+

255 (6.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,157 (59.1%)

Born overseas

1,494 (40.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,797 · 40.7%

Māori

564 · 12.8%

Pacific

537 · 12.2%

Asian

1,287 · 29.2%

MELAA

135 · 3.1%

Other

90 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,667 · 100%

Not owned

1,203 · 45.1%

Other

225 · 8.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

828 (25%)

Two families

78 (2.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,409 (72.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Swanson a safe suburb to live in?

  Swanson has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #365 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 Swanson?

  The annual crime rate in Swanson is 45.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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