Crime in Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand crime increased so much. It’s not the greatest country people make it out to be I am much happier in Australia

Lived in Auckland my entire life, crime rates have raised significantly, no denial in that, but I have never had any scary incidents or been harassed / robbed ever, even being a female and regularly visiting south Auckland and CBD. I would not be afraid to walk anywhere in Auckland alone in the daytime. Have travelled many places around the world which have been significantly worse, and I think residents here like to over dramatise the danger levels. This is not to say that there isn’t crime or that the police couldn’t be doing a better job, but as far as safety goes, I still consider Auckland to be a safe city that I feel comfortable living in.

Have visited many major cities in the world. As single white female. Surprised by how sketchy Auckland has been especially in comparison to Wellington. Have felt unsafe walking around city in the day. Felt unsafe on the bus. Many homeless and drug addicts roaming the streets like zombies. Obviously there are many social issues to be dealt with. Will avoid in future. No plans to return to this city. Waste of time.

Crime has increased so much. Shootings, ram raids, property crime, seem to be constant and nothing is done about it. It feels unsafe. I feel the police and government don't do much, especially if the crimes are committed by ethnic groups. I would not visit or immigrate, especially to Auckland. Other bigger cities are much safer.

I visit new Zealand at least once a year. What I have seen is a huge increase in crime in Auckland CBD poverty is the worst I have seen in New Zealand. Per Capita anywhere in the world nz has the most gangs. I used to feel very safe in nz but not anymore crime is bad so be careful and beware especially after dark in the CBD area. There are alot of homeless and packs of people roaming around looking for trouble

Auckland is an eye opener I was a fan visiting here watching rugby .There is alot of crime in Auckland city with homeless beggars everywhere. Car robberies and assaults are common place. It appears most of the crime are comitted by Maori or Pacific Islanders . Our bags were stolen in our hotel not a pleasant place

Hobson Street from Sky City to the motorway has transformed into a lawless wasteland of filth with drug dealing and use, assaults and people using sidewalks for toilets… the city government knows full well this is the result of introducing public housing of criminals (and soon-to-be convicts) into high-density housing Watch your back at night.

I lived in Auckland, every other weekend a large group of gang members would gather at one of our local parks around 1am, form a large circle and scream seigh-heil while they do Nazi salutes and end off barking like dogs, could hear them miles away. They all looked to be severely obese face-tattoo'd pacific islanders dressed in goofy leathers so for these idiots to think that they somehow fit Hitlers idea of the perfect race really speaks volumes about their (severe lack of) intelligence. I blame the NZ school system really, what a bunch of plonkers.

If you are a tourist do not come here crime is rife people are assaulted daily. There are shootouts just about everynight. Burglaries are common and so is ram raids and car theft BEWARE STAY Away from this place

Auckland is am expensive crap hole. Don't come here. Too many trash human beings roam the streets, its pure lawlessness here now. Drive by shootings, car break ins, fights in broad daylight, pet thieving, the list goes on.. prison? What's a prison? I honestly WISH we had a tough dictator with a back bone to sort this country out. Especially Auckland. And what's with the shitty siren crowd that like to keep people up at 2am every single night? It's the dumbest fad that keeps low IQ entertained and honest workers sleep-deprived.

people up all night in cbd playing ther sirens in their hideous cars crying out for attention,basically saying look at me!look at me!well we are,and we just think what has this country come to,i just think scum in the highest regard.

I've been living in west Auckland for 2 years now. I'm sad to say that this year the crime in my newly developed area has spiked heavily. Mailbox theft almost every week. Cars being broken into. People walking around with black hoodies late at night in the streets. Some even casually walking into other peoples yards. This is bullshit. We need to be more like China where crimes are NOT tolerated and will result in punishment or death

It’s not safe at all, the law is useless and led by a puppet government nothing is better here.

They put my people in low income communities and expect not do all in our power just to get a meal, there is a war in these streets and all the govt worries about is which mansion they gonna buy next

ive been robbed twice within the time period of 3 days, by the same people. this wasn't long ago, but as a 14 year old living in Auckland his entire life, I can say that the crime has certainly raised in the last couple years.

Auckland crime is in the rise but it’s not as bad as places in Europe such as London, Paris or Berlin.

Having lived in Auckland for 25 years, I can definitely say the city has gotten very bad and no one will officially say anything about it, due to the general snobbery of average New Zealanders thinking New Zealand is the best place in the world, and, anything negative will impact the tourism industry. 

Auckland is a very beautiful city, however, here’s some things to watch out for; 


- Racism is a big problem with Maori. If a Maori commits a transgression against you (e.g. backs into your car, knocks over your drink, their children pull the middle at you, they play the same song on repeat at full volume at 3am) then any sort of blame directed at them will generally result in them reminding you, that, they are “Tangata whenua” (Maori word for people of the land) and that, you should, f**k off and go back to your own country.

- Never walk down Queen street alone at night, a cesspool of human filth populate this stretch and may approach you, yell at you, cars full of primitive islanders may drive by and yell things out the window at you, Indians will hit on you and it’s very hard to shake them off.

- South Auckland is made up of mainly state houses, provided to uneducated, low intelligence people incapable of integrating into society, mainly Maori and Islanders. Very few social programs help these people because their low IQ hinders education, it is extremely racist to mention this, however, no eye brows are raised when the inhabitants call you a “honky” or “palangi”. As a result of this high human garage concentration, crime is very rampant in South Auckland.

- The only reason most people visit South Island is the abundance of “tinny houses” - state houses which discretely sell marijuana if you know which door/window to knock on.

- Gangs are a very prevalent in New Zealand. Due to the unforgiving nature of the criminal justice system, coupled with the lower intelligence of native peoples, joining a gang provides many people an escape from the demands of society and focus on working together to enrich their lives with proceeds of crime, namely, selling hard drugs.

- When a Maori/Islander attempts to communicate with you, if you struggle to comprehend what they are trying to say, NEVER respond with the word “WHAT”. Responding with “what” triggers an almost uncontrollable escalating melt down which has a high probability of resulting in serious injury to yourself via a frenzied assault. Your best course of action is to avoid eye-contact, concentrate on escape routes and attempt to distance yourself as quickly away from the situation.

- A sign of trouble while at the beach or park is the arrival or sighting of a “people mover” - these are usually vans or mini-vans (generally exceeding laws on window tinting) which disregard capacity and road safety regulations to transport large units of Islanders. Their presence increases the risk of crime and is greatly multiplied by multiple “people movers” parked together.

- Do not leave your car parked on the side of the road at night, you are at extreme risk of it being broken into or stolen. This has occurred 6 times to myself in different suburbs around Auckland.

- Police in Auckland are generally very good, if you approach them in a humble manner they will treat you very well.

Visiting from Melbourne I've had high hopes. I've been in Auckland for a little over 48 hours now. 5 minutes after I left the airport I was circled by 3 Maori kids on dirtbikes wearing no helmets and bandanas covering their face. The next day out in the city at night I was harassed by homeless and junkies constantly. Then, the following night I was cornered by another junkie who threatened to kill me if I didn't buy him some Woodstock bourbons so I ran away. Later that night, walking home feeling like an outsider, thinking that there's no hope for this town I find that my clothes have all gone missing from the clothes line out the back. I'm never coming to this disgusting city ever again.

Dont go down to south auckland and make eye contact with any islanders and youll be right

Auckland made a poor impression to me along queen street with a large number of beggars. Being the Main Street some greater efforts to assist these needy with food and clothing may help improve lives and the districts look and feel.