Mount Roskill Central South Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Roskill Central South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Roskill Central South has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #367 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Roskill Central South is 34.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #367 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 37.0%
  Theft accounts for 37.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 16.0%
  Assault accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Mount Roskill Central South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,460

Households

681

Median income

$78,870

Median rent

$274

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

609 (24.8%)

Age 15-64

1,611 (65.5%)

Age 65+

183 (7.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,155 (47.3%)

Born overseas

1,287 (52.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

354 · 12.8%

Māori

237 · 8.6%

Pacific

783 · 28.3%

Asian

1,098 · 39.7%

MELAA

267 · 9.7%

Other

24 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,656 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,329 · 80%

Other

174 · 10.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

450 (22.5%)

Two families

45 (2.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,500 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

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

  Mount Roskill Central South has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #367 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

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

  The annual crime rate in Mount Roskill Central South is 34.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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