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Totara Heights Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Totara Heights safe? About average. Totara Heights has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #332 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Totara Heights is 19.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #332 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
43 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
i
19.4
Regional rank #332 / 598 (Bottom 50%)
3-Month Trend
i
▼35.3%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 24.0%
    Theft accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 23.0%
    Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 5.0%
    Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Totara Heights Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,937

Households

855

Median income

$137,621

Median rent

$639

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
558 (19%)
Age 15-64
2,055 (70%)
Age 65+
300 (10.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
1,539 (53.3%)
Born overseas
1,347 (46.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
930 · 26.9%
Māori
408 · 11.8%
Pacific
747 · 21.6%
Asian
1,233 · 35.6%
MELAA
72 · 2.1%
Other
69 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
2,166 · 100%
Not owned
1,101 · 51%
Other
219 · 10.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
603 (23.9%)
Two families
66 (2.6%)
Three+ families
18 (0.7%)
Other composition
1,836 (72.8%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Totara Heights a safe suburb to live in?

    Totara Heights has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #332 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Totara Heights?

    The annual crime rate in Totara Heights is 19.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Totara Heights

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