Leabank Safety Snapshot

Is Leabank safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Leabank has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 54.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #492 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Leabank is 54.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #492 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 41.7%
  Theft accounts for 41.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 33.7%
  Burglary accounts for 33.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 19.6%
  Assault accounts for 19.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.6%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Leabank Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,973

Households

774

Median income

$88,417

Median rent

$445

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

774 (26%)

Age 15-64

1,944 (65.4%)

Age 65+

267 (9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,944 (66.5%)

Born overseas

981 (33.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

630 · 17.2%

Māori

945 · 25.8%

Pacific

1,554 · 42.5%

Asian

504 · 13.8%

MELAA

24 · 0.7%

Other

3 · 0.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,929 · 100%

Not owned

1,494 · 77.6%

Other

273 · 14.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

471 (20.6%)

Two families

75 (3.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,734 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Leabank a safe suburb to live in?

  Leabank has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #492 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Leabank?

  The annual crime rate in Leabank is 54.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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