Waitoki Safety Snapshot

Is Waitoki safe? Yes. Waitoki has a safety score of 94/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 94% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Waitoki is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 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, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waitoki Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,695

Households

534

Median income

$149,760

Median rent

$551

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

318 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,149 (67.8%)

Age 65+

222 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,266 (74.8%)

Born overseas

426 (25.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,560 · 85.1%

Māori

120 · 6.5%

Pacific

27 · 1.5%

Asian

93 · 5.1%

MELAA

12 · 0.7%

Other

21 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,263 · 99.8%

Not owned

528 · 41.7%

Other

111 · 8.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

390 (24.8%)

Two families

42 (2.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,140 (72.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waitoki a safe suburb to live in?

  Waitoki has a safety score of 94/100, making it the #22 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waitoki?

  The annual crime rate in Waitoki is 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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