Are Auckland Burglary Patterns Changing?

As we move further into 2026, we’ve reviewed the latest burglary data to see how Auckland has tracked over the past year and what that may mean for property security in the months ahead.

In earlier articles, we looked at national and regional crime trends across New Zealand. This time, we’re narrowing the focus to Auckland, looking at recent burglary activity, longer-term patterns, and the areas recording the highest number of incidents.

Our goal is simple: to understand whether burglary patterns are shifting, highlight areas with higher burglary activity, and help property owners think about practical ways to improve security.

Before we begin, we want to emphasise the following point.

We understand that statistics can seem distant when you’ve been directly impacted by crime. No number can truly encapsulate the fear, loss, and upheaval experienced by victims. Our aim in sharing this data is not to diminish these experiences but to shed light on broader trends. Every crime is a personal tragedy, and we remain committed to working towards a safer New Zealand where everyone feels secure in their homes and communities. It’s encouraging to see a decline in certain crime categories, but we recognize that there is still much work to be done.

Data Sources: New Zealand Police Data Source - Victimisations (police stations) and Victimisation Time and Place.

Index

📊 Monthly Burglary Trends (2025–2026)
📉 Long-Term Auckland Burglary Trends (2015–2025)
📍 Top 10 Burglary Locations (2025–2026)
🛡️ What This Means for Property Security
🗺️ Full Auckland Area Breakdown

1. Monthly Burglary Trends (Jan 2025 – Jan 2026)

The table below shows burglary occurrences in the Auckland region over the past 13 months.

Observations

The monthly figures suggest that burglary levels in Auckland remained relatively steady across the year, with normal month-to-month variation rather than any major surge.

There appears to be a seasonal pattern, with lower activity through the middle of the year and higher totals toward the beginning and end of the period.

2. Long-Term Auckland Burglary Trends (2015–2025)

Looking at a longer timeframe helps put the recent figures into context.

Key takeaways

• Burglary totals were highest in 2016 and again in 2022.

• Since 2022, the overall Auckland trend has moved gradually downward.

• Residential properties continue to make up around one quarter of all burglaries, showing why home security still matters.

While the long-term trend is encouraging, burglary remains a real issue across Auckland, especially for residential properties and accessible entry points.

3. Top 10 Burglary Locations (Jan 2025 – Jan 2026)

The following areas recorded the highest number of burglaries during the latest 12-month period.

Observations

Several of the highest-occurrence areas are located in central urban zones, major transport corridors, or fast-growing outer suburbs. These locations often combine higher population density, commercial activity, and easier access routes.

A few patterns stand out:

• Central Auckland areas such as Auckland Central West and Auckland Central East record the highest totals, reflecting their dense urban environment and mixed residential–commercial activity.

• Southern Auckland suburbs such as Takanini South, Homai East, Otahuhu West, and Wiri also appear prominently.

• Industrial and transport-linked areas like Wiri and Mt Wellington South tend to have higher property movement and accessibility.

Importantly, burglary is still spread across many Auckland suburbs, not just these top locations. While certain areas record higher totals, many neighbourhoods still experience regular burglary activity.

That means practical security improvements — particularly strengthening vulnerable entry points — can make sense even outside the most obvious hotspots.

For the full Auckland area breakdown, please see the chart at the end of this article.

4. What This Means for Property Security

The latest figures suggest that burglary levels in Auckland are not worsening dramatically, which is encouraging. At the same time, burglary remains present across many suburbs, and residential properties continue to make up a meaningful share of incidents.

In other words, the data does not suggest panic. It does suggest that practical prevention still matters.

At DIY Xpanda, we focus on practical physical security. Our products are designed to act as a visible deterrent, a first line of defence, and a way to strengthen vulnerable entry points without the cost and delay of custom security systems.

For homes, rentals, and small businesses, visible security products such as:

• window bars

• security gates

• removable bollards

can help improve protection and discourage opportunistic intruders. Good security is often about layering — combining physical barriers with alarms, cameras, and better access control to make forced entry harder and less attractive.

DIY Xpanda products are designed to be simple to install, ready to ship, and suitable for common door and window sizes, helping property owners take action faster.

For customers who need a more tailored solution, Xpanda Security can also assist with custom-made products and professional installation.

If you’re in Auckland or elsewhere in New Zealand, we can help you find a practical security option that suits your property, budget, and level of risk.

5. Full Auckland Area Breakdown

The table below shows burglary occurrences by Auckland area for the same period, listed in alphabetical order.

This wider view is useful because it shows that burglary is not limited to a small number of hotspots. Some areas record much higher totals than others, but burglary activity is spread across a wide range of Auckland suburbs.

Thank you for reading, and stay safe!

Areas	Occurrence
Abbotts Park	38
Akarana	74
Albany	70
Algies Bay	8
Ambury	34
Aorere	49
Arahanga	40
Arch Hill	42
Ardmore	42
Armour Bay	1
Army Bay	15
Auckland Central East	251
Auckland Central West	374
Auckland Harbourside	101
Avondale South	73
Avondale West	52
Awaruku	9
Awhitu	35
Balmoral	96
Baverstock Oaks	34
Bayswater	7
Beachhaven North	60
Beachhaven South	19
Beachlands-Maraetai	32
Beaumont	61
Birdwood East	26
Birdwood West	14
Birkdale North	28
Birkdale South	18
Birkenhead East	35
Bleakhouse	8
Bledisloe Park	101
Blockhouse Bay	71
Bombay	13
Bremner	68
Browns Bay	34
Buckland	5
Bucklands and Eastern Beaches	19
Bucklands Beach South	21
Burbank	50
Burswood	18
Campbells Bay	12
Cape Rodney South	60
Cape Rodney	30
Castor Bay	14
Chelsea	22
Clendon North	27
Clendon South	65
Clevedon	41
Clover Park	27
Cockle Bay	24
Crown Hill	7
Crum Park	32
Dairy Flat-Redvale	37
Dannemora	23
Dingwall	128
Donegal Park	79
Drury	89
Durham Green	53
Eden Road-Hill Top	13
Eden Terrace	57
Edgewater	30
Edmonton	50
Ellerslie North	33
Ellerslie South	31
Elsmore Park	18
Epsom Central	59
Epsom North	72
Epsom South	42
Fairburn	115
Fairdene	92
Fairview	10
Favona North	29
Favona South	23
Favona West	28
Ferguson	38
Ferndale	75
Forrest Hill	36
Freemans Bay	74
Fruitvale	68
Glamorgan	14
Glen Eden East	157
Glen Innes East	32
Glen Innes North	37
Glen Innes West	105
Glenavon	117
Glenbrook	26
Glendene North	38
Glendene South	42
Glendhu	9
Glendowie	19
Glenfield Central	36
Glenfield North	52
Golfland	9
Grafton East	16
Grafton West	48
Grange	46
Great Barrier Island	6
Green Bay	42
Greenhithe	60
Greenmount	62
Grey Lynn East	50
Grey Lynn West	51
Gulf Harbour	18
Half Moon Bay	13
Hamlin	66
Harania East	71
Harania North	24
Harania West	64
Hatfields Beach	5
Hauraki	18
Helensville South	3
Helensville	34
Henderson North	108
Henderson South	185
Henderson West	22
Herald	5
Herne Bay	25
Highbrook	56
Highland Park	26
Hillpark	96
Hillsborough East	64
Hillsborough West	69
Hingaia	62
Hobsonville East	73
Hobsonville South	8
Homai East	196
Homai West	37
Howick Central	37
Howick South	34
Howick West	21
Huapai	72
Hunua	30
Hyperion	24
Inlet-Port Fitzroy	1
Inlet-Waitemata Harbour	1
Kaipatiki	22
Karekare	24
Kaukapakapa Rural	16
Kaukapakapa	7
Kauri Park	32
Kaurilands	36
Kawakawa-Orere	17
Kawau	1
Kelston Central	40
Kilkenny	20
Kingdale	97
Kingseat	89
Kingsland	78
Kohimarama East	19
Kohimarama West	11
Kohuora	87
Konini	18
Kumeu East	27
Kumeu West	20
Laingholm	19
Lake Pupuke	25
Leabank	118
Long Bay	21
Lucken Point	21
Lynfield North	33
Lynfield South	40
Lynnmall	107
Mahurangi	2
Mairangi Bay	21
Mangere Bridge	91
Mangere Central	62
Mangere East	142
Mangere South	121
Mangere Station	34
Manly	28
Manukau Central	138
Manurewa Central	108
Manurewa East	67
Mascot	68
Massey Park	42
Massey West	46
Matakana	8
Matheson Bay	1
Matipo	45
Maungawhau	87
McLaren Park	29
Mcleod	73
Meadowbank North	48
Meadowbank South	23
Meadowland	26
Mellons Bay	18
Middlemore	3
Mill Road	7
Millhouse	38
Mission Bay	45
Mission Heights	8
Monarch Park	37
Mt Albert Central	77
Mt Eden East	33
Mt Eden North	54
Mt Eden South	49
Mt Hobson	36
Mt St John	37
Mt Victoria	23
Mt Wellington Domain	80
Mt Wellington North	74
Mt Wellington South	190
Mt Wellington West	38
Muriwai Beach	13
Muriwai Valley	2
Murrays Bay	10
Murvale	20
Narrow Neck	14
New Lynn North	57
New Lynn South	62
New Windsor	70
Newmarket	68
Newton	52
North Harbour East	56
North Harbour West	32
Northcote South	33
Northcross	23
Oaktree	20
Ocean View	36
Omaha	4
One Tree Hill Central	42
One Tree Hill East	56
Onehunga North East	25
Onehunga North West	56
Onehunga South East	80
Onehunga South West	75
Opaheke	47
Opanuku	25
Orakei North	54
Orakei South	21
Oranga	50
Oratia West	7
Oratia	46
Orewa West	30
Orewa	56
Ormiston	112
Otahuhu East	33
Otahuhu North	56
Otahuhu West	185
Otara East	57
Otara North	40
Otara South	48
Otara West	43
Otimai	30
Owairaka East	58
Owairaka West	57
Paerata-Cape Hill	54
Pahurehure	19
Pakuranga Central	55
Pakuranga East	50
Pakuranga North	20
Palm Heights	29
Panmure Basin	54
Papakura Central	86
Papakura East	115
Papakura North East	82
Papakura North	59
Papakura South	38
Paparata	2
Papatoetoe Central	148
Papatoetoe East	128
Papatoetoe North	138
Papatoetoe West	70
Parakai Rural	5
Parakai Urban	13
Paremoremo East	14
Paremoremo West	6
Parnell East	22
Parnell West	105
Parrs Park West	40
Parrs Park	18
Patumahoe	24
Penrose	66
Pigeon Mountain North	38
Pigeon Mountain South	9
Pinehill	19
Point Chevalier East	75
Point Chevalier South	32
Point Chevalier West	24
Point England	94
Point View	12
Ponsonby East	36
Ponsonby West	26
Puhinui North	72
Puhinui South	61
Pukekohe North	202
Pukekohe West	118
Randwick Park	58
Ranui Domain	65
Ranui South	30
Red Beach East	13
Red Beach West	20
Red Hill	34
Redoubt East	9
Redoubt North	46
Redoubt South	48
Remuera South	46
Remuera West	22
Rewarewa	64
Rewiti	13
Riverhead Urban	19
Riverhead	21
Roberton	93
Rongomai	70
Rosebank	66
Rosehill	42
Rothesay Bay	26
Rowandale	54
Royal Heights	58
Royal Oak	55
Royal Road West	25
Runciman	13
Sandringham East	29
Sandringham North	77
Sandringham West	60
Seacliffe	24
Shelly Park	3
Sherbourne	68
Silverdale Central	65
Silverdale North	46
Silverdale South	6
Snells Beach	24
South Head	11
South Waiuku	10
Springleigh	66
St Heliers	20
St Johns	49
St Lukes North	9
St Lukes	68
St Marys	27
Stanley Bay	8
Stanmore Bay East	14
Stanmore Bay West	7
Starling Park	40
Stillwater	5
Stonefields	15
Sturges North	91
Sunnybrae	44
Sunnyhills	40
Sunnynook	24
Sunnyvale	83
Surrey Crescent	56
Swanson South	32
Swanson	38
Tahekeroa	31
Takanini North	145
Takanini South	280
Takanini West	86
Takapuna Central	41
Tamaki Strait	1
Tamaki	166
Tangutu	34
Target Road	38
Tauhoa-Puhoi	40
Taupaki	21
Te Atatu Central	46
Te Papapa	86
Three Kings	147
Tidal-Eastern Bays	1
Titirangi South	21
Torbay	22
Totara Heights	37
Tuff Crater	72
Turanga	18
Unsworth Heights	22
Urlich	34
Vipond	8
Viscount	47
Wade Heads	26
Waiake	16
Waiata	34
Waiheke Island	60
Waikowhai East	58
Waikowhai West	27
Waima	13
Waimauku	7
Waimumu North	57
Waimumu South	34
Waipareira West	1
Waitakere West	7
Waitakere	12
Waitaramoa	45
Waiuku East	77
Waiuku West	57
Waiwera	2
Wakeling	42
Walmsley	92
Warkworth	40
Waterview	46
Wattle Farm	56
Weiti River	20
Wellsford	26
Wesley	71
West Harbour	58
Westgate	45
Westlake	66
Westmere	49
Weymouth East	67
Weymouth West	38
Whangapouri Creek	13
Whenuapai West	161
Windsor Park	31
Windy Ridge	27
Wiri	166
Witheford	10
Woodglen	70
Wymondley	14