Whenuapai Safety Snapshot

Is Whenuapai safe? Yes. Whenuapai has a safety score of 72/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 72% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #146 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Whenuapai is 23.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #146 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 58.5%
  Theft accounts for 58.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.2%
  Assault accounts for 10.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Whenuapai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

5,061

Households

1,689

Median income

$141,169

Median rent

$551

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

1,020 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

3,462 (68.4%)

Age 65+

525 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,360 (67%)

Born overseas

1,656 (33%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,399 · 58.4%

Māori

606 · 10.4%

Pacific

297 · 5.1%

Asian

1,326 · 22.8%

MELAA

105 · 1.8%

Other

84 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,717 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,710 · 45.7%

Other

297 · 7.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,293 (26.1%)

Two families

54 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,603 (72.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whenuapai a safe suburb to live in?

  Whenuapai has a safety score of 72/100, making it the #146 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Whenuapai?

  The annual crime rate in Whenuapai is 23.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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