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Wairau Valley Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Wairau Valley safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Wairau Valley is 6,369.1 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (84 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Wairau Valley is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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6,369.1
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼11%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 82.4%
    Theft accounts for 82.4 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 11.0%
    Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 6.0%
    Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 0.2%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 0.2 percent of incidents.
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Wairau Valley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

120

Households

42

Median income

$97,400

Median rent

$530

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
15 (12.5%)
Age 15-64
63 (52.5%)
Age 65+
9 (7.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
54 (46.2%)
Born overseas
63 (53.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
60 · 44.4%
Māori
12 · 8.9%
Pacific
15 · 11.1%
Asian
45 · 33.3%
MELAA
3 · 2.2%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
87 · 100%
Not owned
57 · 65.5%
Other
9 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
15 (14.7%)
Two families
3 (2.9%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
84 (82.4%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Wairau Valley a safe suburb to live in?

    Wairau Valley has only 84 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Wairau Valley?

    The annual crime rate in Wairau Valley is 6,369.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Wairau Valley

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