Te Atatū South-McLeod South Safety Snapshot

Is Te Atatū South-McLeod South safe? About average. Te Atatū South-McLeod South has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #328 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Te Atatū South-McLeod South is 27.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #328 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, June 2026, August 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 34.0%
  Burglary accounts for 34.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Atatū South-McLeod South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,474

Households

1,089

Median income

$111,877

Median rent

$542

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

720 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

2,364 (68%)

Age 65+

402 (11.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,064 (59.8%)

Born overseas

1,389 (40.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,608 · 38.6%

Māori

555 · 13.3%

Pacific

696 · 16.7%

Asian

1,146 · 27.5%

MELAA

108 · 2.6%

Other

54 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,511 · 100%

Not owned

1,404 · 56%

Other

240 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

723 (22.3%)

Two families

87 (2.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,427 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Atatū South-McLeod South a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Atatū South-McLeod South has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #328 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Atatū South-McLeod South?

  The annual crime rate in Te Atatū South-McLeod South is 27.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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