Red Beach East Safety Snapshot

Is Red Beach East safe? Yes. Red Beach East has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #145 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Red Beach East is 18.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #145 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 58.0%
  Theft accounts for 58.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Red Beach East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,987

Households

1,515

Median income

$106,291

Median rent

$532

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

672 (16.9%)

Age 15-64

2,304 (57.8%)

Age 65+

993 (24.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,895 (73.1%)

Born overseas

1,068 (26.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,621 · 81%

Māori

381 · 8.5%

Pacific

120 · 2.7%

Asian

216 · 4.8%

MELAA

57 · 1.3%

Other

75 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,147 · 100%

Not owned

1,170 · 37.4%

Other

189 · 6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,014 (22.5%)

Two families

48 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,438 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Red Beach East a safe suburb to live in?

  Red Beach East has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #145 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Red Beach East?

  The annual crime rate in Red Beach East is 18.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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