Waiake Safety Snapshot

Is Waiake safe? Yes. Waiake has a safety score of 77/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 77% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #113 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Waiake is 13.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #113 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 March 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waiake Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,909

Households

1,329

Median income

$134,988

Median rent

$644

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

789 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

2,562 (65.5%)

Age 65+

624 (16%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,052 (52.7%)

Born overseas

1,839 (47.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,970 · 69.9%

Māori

246 · 5.8%

Pacific

72 · 1.7%

Asian

804 · 18.9%

MELAA

111 · 2.6%

Other

48 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,970 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,290 · 43.3%

Other

159 · 5.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

975 (24.7%)

Two families

63 (1.6%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,904 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waiake a safe suburb to live in?

  Waiake has a safety score of 77/100, making it the #113 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waiake?

  The annual crime rate in Waiake is 13.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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