Glenbrook Safety Snapshot

Is Glenbrook safe? Yes. Glenbrook has a safety score of 70/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 70% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #163 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Glenbrook is 21.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #163 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 April 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 31.0%
  Burglary accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Glenbrook Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,817

Households

948

Median income

$122,153

Median rent

$507

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

531 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,818 (64.5%)

Age 65+

426 (15.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,082 (74.4%)

Born overseas

717 (25.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,205 · 67.9%

Māori

360 · 11.1%

Pacific

228 · 7%

Asian

339 · 10.4%

MELAA

54 · 1.7%

Other

63 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,091 · 99.7%

Not owned

804 · 38.3%

Other

138 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

690 (24.4%)

Two families

63 (2.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,073 (73.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glenbrook a safe suburb to live in?

  Glenbrook has a safety score of 70/100, making it the #163 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Glenbrook?

  The annual crime rate in Glenbrook is 21.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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