Oneroa East-Palm Beach Safety Snapshot

Is Oneroa East-Palm Beach safe? Yes. Oneroa East-Palm Beach has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #103 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Oneroa East-Palm Beach is 14.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #103 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Oneroa East-Palm Beach Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,242

Households

495

Median income

$94,465

Median rent

$536

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

156 (12.6%)

Age 15-64

753 (60.6%)

Age 65+

357 (28.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

825 (67.1%)

Born overseas

405 (32.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,134 · 80.3%

Māori

129 · 9.1%

Pacific

33 · 2.3%

Asian

42 · 3%

MELAA

57 · 4%

Other

18 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

951 · 99.4%

Not owned

327 · 34.2%

Other

138 · 14.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

309 (21.1%)

Two families

12 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,146 (78.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Oneroa East-Palm Beach a safe suburb to live in?

  Oneroa East-Palm Beach has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #103 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Oneroa East-Palm Beach?

  The annual crime rate in Oneroa East-Palm Beach is 14.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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