Royal Oak East (Auckland) Safety Snapshot

Is Royal Oak East (Auckland) safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Royal Oak East (Auckland) has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 105.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #542 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Royal Oak East (Auckland) is 105.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #542 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, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 74.8%
  Theft accounts for 74.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.5%
  Burglary accounts for 11.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.1%
  Assault accounts for 10.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.

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Royal Oak East (Auckland) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,676

Households

1,038

Median income

$99,167

Median rent

$515

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

375 (14%)

Age 15-64

1,755 (65.6%)

Age 65+

516 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,320 (49.5%)

Born overseas

1,344 (50.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,260 · 42.2%

Māori

210 · 7%

Pacific

261 · 8.7%

Asian

1,167 · 39.1%

MELAA

81 · 2.7%

Other

9 · 0.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,193 · 100%

Not owned

1,497 · 68.6%

Other

126 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

588 (19%)

Two families

39 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,472 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Royal Oak East (Auckland) a safe suburb to live in?

  Royal Oak East (Auckland) has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #542 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 Royal Oak East (Auckland)?

  The annual crime rate in Royal Oak East (Auckland) is 105.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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