Somerville Safety Snapshot

Is Somerville safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Somerville has a safety score of 20/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 20% of New Zealand suburbs, with 72.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #468 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Somerville is 72.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #468 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same 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 84.7%
  Theft accounts for 84.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.3%
  Burglary accounts for 7.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.1%
  Assault accounts for 6.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Somerville Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,344

Households

1,419

Median income

$127,723

Median rent

$712

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

729 (16.8%)

Age 15-64

2,709 (62.4%)

Age 65+

873 (20.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,791 (41.4%)

Born overseas

2,538 (58.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,908 · 41.1%

Māori

186 · 4%

Pacific

117 · 2.5%

Asian

2,250 · 48.4%

MELAA

90 · 1.9%

Other

93 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,447 · 100%

Not owned

1,488 · 43.2%

Other

162 · 4.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,092 (25.9%)

Two families

102 (2.4%)

Three+ families

6 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,021 (71.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Somerville a safe suburb to live in?

  Somerville has a safety score of 20/100, making it the #468 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 Somerville?

  The annual crime rate in Somerville is 72.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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