Waiuku East Safety Snapshot

Is Waiuku East safe? About average. Waiuku East has a safety score of 64/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 64% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #200 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Waiuku East is 24.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #200 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, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waiuku East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,788

Households

609

Median income

$100,489

Median rent

$503

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

423 (23.7%)

Age 15-64

1,107 (61.9%)

Age 65+

267 (14.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,413 (79.4%)

Born overseas

366 (20.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,458 · 68.1%

Māori

414 · 19.3%

Pacific

99 · 4.6%

Asian

150 · 7%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

18 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,296 · 100%

Not owned

531 · 41.1%

Other

81 · 6.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (24%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,353 (74.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waiuku East a safe suburb to live in?

  Waiuku East has a safety score of 64/100, making it the #200 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 Waiuku East?

  The annual crime rate in Waiuku East is 24.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Waiuku Central (Auckland)
• Kendallvale (Auckland)
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• Tamakae (Auckland)
• Aka Aka (Waikato)
• Glenbrook (Auckland)