Waipatukahu Safety Snapshot

Is Waipatukahu safe? Yes. Waipatukahu has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #69 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Waipatukahu is 9.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #69 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipatukahu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,620

Households

552

Median income

$125,115

Median rent

$495

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

297 (18.3%)

Age 15-64

1,086 (67%)

Age 65+

240 (14.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,272 (79%)

Born overseas

339 (21%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,437 · 76.8%

Māori

261 · 13.9%

Pacific

72 · 3.8%

Asian

63 · 3.4%

MELAA

27 · 1.4%

Other

12 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,209 · 100%

Not owned

492 · 40.9%

Other

135 · 11.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

378 (23.4%)

Two families

24 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,209 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipatukahu a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipatukahu has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #69 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waipatukahu?

  The annual crime rate in Waipatukahu is 9.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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