Greenlane Central Safety Snapshot

Is Greenlane Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Greenlane Central has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 77.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #490 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Greenlane Central is 77.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #490 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, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 77.4%
  Theft accounts for 77.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.4%
  Assault accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Greenlane Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,187

Households

708

Median income

$154,110

Median rent

$688

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (16%)

Age 15-64

1,569 (71.7%)

Age 65+

276 (12.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,137 (52.8%)

Born overseas

1,017 (47.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,149 · 47.6%

Māori

153 · 6.3%

Pacific

111 · 4.6%

Asian

921 · 38.1%

MELAA

72 · 3%

Other

9 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,761 · 100%

Not owned

1,053 · 59.9%

Other

81 · 4.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

489 (23.1%)

Two families

24 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,602 (75.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Greenlane Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Greenlane Central has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #490 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Greenlane Central?

  The annual crime rate in Greenlane Central is 77.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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