Mount Roskill Central East Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Roskill Central East safe? About average. Mount Roskill Central East has a safety score of 58/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 58% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #227 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Roskill Central East is 20.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #227 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, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 41.0%
  Theft accounts for 41.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Mount Roskill Central East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,504

Households

1,116

Median income

$131,216

Median rent

$592

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (15.2%)

Age 15-64

2,625 (74.9%)

Age 65+

363 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,377 (39.6%)

Born overseas

2,103 (60.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

840 · 22.2%

Māori

183 · 4.8%

Pacific

375 · 9.9%

Asian

2,244 · 59.3%

MELAA

93 · 2.5%

Other

51 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,787 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,740 · 62.2%

Other

180 · 6.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

753 (22.8%)

Two families

69 (2.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,475 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mount Roskill Central East a safe suburb to live in?

  Mount Roskill Central East has a safety score of 58/100, making it the #227 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mount Roskill Central East?

  The annual crime rate in Mount Roskill Central East is 20.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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