The Top 10 most Dangerous regions for Auckland Businesses

Based on police data, a recent report delves into Auckland’s most perilous areas. With frequent coverage of ram raids, discover the Top 10 riskiest regions in Auckland for business security.

With constant stories of ram raids and robberies, it’s clear that crime is on the rise in Auckland. With New Zealand officially being hit with recession, this will unfortunately be a lasting trend. Far from isolated incidents, burglaries and break-ins are increasingly common, and many may be worried if they will be the next statistic.

Auckland suffers over 3,000 business break ins per year as of 2022, and thorough analysis of police data has revealed the Top 10 Most Dangerous Business Areas in Auckland. Can you guess which area was the hardest hit?

According to a report collated by security company Auckland CCTV, the neighbourhood with the highest burglaries and break-ins is none other than Auckland Central, the heart of the city.

This business only report is based on the original report covering all break-ins. The report was compiled by analysing the data of all 23,225 Auckland burglaries in 2022, and grouping every entry with the same region together, to find which are the most targeted neighbourhoods for burglaries.

1. Auckland Central

250 Business Break ins

In the police data Auckland Central is split into West and East. As with the original report, we’ve logically merged the two into a single Auckland Central with 250 combined business break ins . Even without the merge, the Western half takes the top spot, carrying 180 break ins by itself.

The CBD is a high density area of both residential and business properties, which could explain the high levels of crime.

2. Mt Wellington South

93 Business Break ins

In this business only report, Mount Wellington climbs to second place from third in the original, with 93 business break ins. The Southern Motorway runs through this area and it is an important centre of business, thus seeing a lot of traffic. Even the nearby police station on the Ellerslie-Panmure highway however is not enough to deter a stream of crime.

3. Auckland Harbourside

69 Business Break ins

The seaside neighbour of Auckland Central, Auckland Harbourside caps off the dark podium as third place with 69 break ins. Like Auckland Central it is a fairly high density area, and also suffers a spill over of crime from the centre.

4. Manukau Central

67 Business Break ins

Manukau city is saturated with businesses, and thus its presence here makes a lot of sense. Jumping from 42nd position in the full report to 4th in this business focused one. It is clear that a huge portion of break ins here are targeted at business properties, and the numbers support this – 67 business break ins.

5. Onehunga South East

61 Business Break ins

Onehunga is another heavily industrial zone, with many business targets. Just like Manukau, this region sits in 67th position in the original report. Yet when filtered by businesses it makes the top 5 with 61 break ins.

Onehunga is another high traffic area with State Highway 20, Church Street (Urban Route 10), and Neilson Street running through it.

6. Penrose

60 Business Break ins

Another business centric area, Penrose just like the last two areas sees a big jump. Originally sitting in 22nd when including residential break-ins, in this business report it’s up to 6th with 60 business break ins.

Just like its close by neighbour Onehunga South East, Penrose sees not only road traffic with Church Street, but also rail traffic as it is part of the rail hub in East Auckland.

7. Takanini South

60 Business Break ins

Breaking the trend of the last three areas, Takanini South actually sees a drop in break in rankings when filtering out the residential victims. Originally in 2nd, dropping to 7th. However still in the top 10 of a list where its better to be last, suffering 60 business break ins.

8. Henderson South

59 Business Break ins

Barely changing position, Henderson South moves from 9th to 8th place. Henderson is an area with fairly mixed residential and business zones. 59 business break ins.

9. Lynnmall

57 Business Break ins

Another West Auckland area, Lynnmall saw 57 business break-ins in 2022. In the full report Lynnmall features in only 16th position, here it takes the 9th spot.

10. Otahuhu West

53 Business Break ins

For the last spot in this unfavourable Top 10 we have Otahuhu West, a neighbourhood with mixed residential and business zoning. Dropping slightly from 7th in the full report, it is an improvement but still far from ideal with 53 business break ins.