Tamakae Safety Snapshot

Is Tamakae safe? About average. Tamakae has a safety score of 53/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 53% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #262 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Tamakae is 25.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #262 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, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 25.0%
  Assault accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tamakae Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,610

Households

996

Median income

$82,753

Median rent

$485

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

516 (19.8%)

Age 15-64

1,503 (57.6%)

Age 65+

582 (22.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,055 (79.7%)

Born overseas

525 (20.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,181 · 70.7%

Māori

546 · 17.7%

Pacific

159 · 5.2%

Asian

159 · 5.2%

MELAA

24 · 0.8%

Other

18 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,962 · 100%

Not owned

789 · 40.3%

Other

147 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

654 (22%)

Two families

39 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,286 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tamakae a safe suburb to live in?

  Tamakae has a safety score of 53/100, making it the #262 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 61% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tamakae?

  The annual crime rate in Tamakae is 25.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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