Greenlane North Safety Snapshot

Is Greenlane North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Greenlane North has a safety score of 5/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 5% of New Zealand suburbs, with 175.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #561 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Greenlane North is 175.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #561 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 90.1%
  Theft accounts for 90.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.5%
  Burglary accounts for 4.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.4%
  Assault accounts for 3.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 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 North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,025

Households

645

Median income

$137,555

Median rent

$736

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (15.1%)

Age 15-64

1,491 (73.6%)

Age 65+

237 (11.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

888 (44%)

Born overseas

1,128 (56%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

726 · 33.5%

Māori

66 · 3%

Pacific

66 · 3%

Asian

1,230 · 56.8%

MELAA

51 · 2.4%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,665 · 100%

Not owned

1,035 · 62.2%

Other

57 · 3.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

459 (23.8%)

Two families

39 (2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,428 (74%)

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

FAQ

• Is Greenlane North a safe suburb to live in?

  Greenlane North has a safety score of 5/100, making it the #561 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 95% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Greenlane North?

  The annual crime rate in Greenlane North is 175.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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