Homai East Safety Snapshot

Is Homai East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Homai East has a safety score of 21/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 21% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #457 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Homai East is 34.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #457 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 46.2%
  Burglary accounts for 46.2 percent of incidents.
• Theft 42.3%
  Theft accounts for 42.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.7%
  Assault accounts for 7.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.8 percent of incidents.

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Homai East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,985

Households

801

Median income

$101,931

Median rent

$504

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

732 (24.5%)

Age 15-64

2,028 (67.9%)

Age 65+

237 (7.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,512 (51.4%)

Born overseas

1,431 (48.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

570 · 16.6%

Māori

528 · 15.3%

Pacific

1,056 · 30.7%

Asian

1,200 · 34.8%

MELAA

81 · 2.4%

Other

9 · 0.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,034 · 100%

Not owned

1,419 · 69.8%

Other

207 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

543 (22.6%)

Two families

84 (3.5%)

Three+ families

12 (0.5%)

Other composition

1,761 (73.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Homai East a safe suburb to live in?

  Homai East has a safety score of 21/100, making it the #457 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Homai East?

  The annual crime rate in Homai East is 34.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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