Mount Roskill North Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Roskill North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Roskill North has a safety score of 12/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 12% of New Zealand suburbs, with 69.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #518 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Roskill North is 69.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #518 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.6%
  Theft accounts for 56.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 35.3%
  Burglary accounts for 35.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.7%
  Assault accounts for 4.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Mount Roskill North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,720

Households

1,284

Median income

$116,493

Median rent

$555

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

564 (15.2%)

Age 15-64

2,628 (70.6%)

Age 65+

549 (14.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,854 (50%)

Born overseas

1,854 (50%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,659 · 39.2%

Māori

285 · 6.7%

Pacific

453 · 10.7%

Asian

1,596 · 37.8%

MELAA

186 · 4.4%

Other

48 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,973 · 100%

Not owned

1,935 · 65.7%

Other

216 · 7.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

795 (20.8%)

Two families

57 (1.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,979 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mount Roskill North a safe suburb to live in?

  Mount Roskill North has a safety score of 12/100, making it the #518 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mount Roskill North?

  The annual crime rate in Mount Roskill North is 69.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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