Leamington East Safety Snapshot

Is Leamington East safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Leamington East after June 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Leamington East has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Leamington East is 16.9 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Leamington East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,031

Households

783

Median income

$98,007

Median rent

$531

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

399 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

1,221 (60.1%)

Age 65+

432 (21.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,527 (75.2%)

Born overseas

504 (24.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,809 · 80%

Māori

222 · 9.8%

Pacific

27 · 1.2%

Asian

120 · 5.3%

MELAA

15 · 0.7%

Other

69 · 3.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,557 · 99.8%

Not owned

621 · 39.8%

Other

75 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

528 (22.7%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,773 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Leamington East a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Leamington East after June 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Leamington East has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Leamington East?

  The annual crime rate in Leamington East is 16.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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