Bombay Hills Safety Snapshot

Is Bombay Hills safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Bombay Hills has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 119.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #543 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Bombay Hills is 119.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #543 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 91.1%
  Theft accounts for 91.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.8%
  Assault accounts for 3.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.1 percent of incidents.

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Bombay Hills Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,992

Households

660

Median income

$135,358

Median rent

$543

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,266 (63.6%)

Age 65+

375 (18.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,533 (77.4%)

Born overseas

447 (22.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,623 · 70.6%

Māori

264 · 11.5%

Pacific

72 · 3.1%

Asian

267 · 11.6%

MELAA

45 · 2%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,536 · 99.8%

Not owned

567 · 36.8%

Other

96 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

519 (26.3%)

Two families

36 (1.8%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,413 (71.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bombay Hills a safe suburb to live in?

  Bombay Hills has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #543 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bombay Hills?

  The annual crime rate in Bombay Hills is 119.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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