Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay Safety Snapshot

Is Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay safe? About average. Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay has a safety score of 53/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 53% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #259 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay is 22.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #259 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.6%
  Burglary accounts for 36.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 16.1%
  Assault accounts for 16.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,983

Households

1,440

Median income

$125,490

Median rent

$376

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

1,254 (25.2%)

Age 15-64

3,357 (67.4%)

Age 65+

321 (6.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,153 (64.1%)

Born overseas

1,764 (35.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,160 · 36.4%

Māori

936 · 15.8%

Pacific

1,812 · 30.6%

Asian

768 · 12.9%

MELAA

192 · 3.2%

Other

63 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,399 · 99.6%

Not owned

2,196 · 64.4%

Other

327 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,065 (25.1%)

Two families

78 (1.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,105 (73%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay a safe suburb to live in?

  Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay has a safety score of 53/100, making it the #259 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay?

  The annual crime rate in Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay is 22.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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