East Tamaki
Safety Score (12-month average)
5
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Crime rate
1,636.4 per 1,000
Population 231
Total crimes (past 12 months)
378
Trend (last 3 months)
▼ 4.9%
vs previous 3-month period
Regional rank
#11 / 633
Top 2%
Safety Score (NZCHI)
Updated August 2026East Tamaki Overview
Most common offences by count were theft (81.2%), burglary (12.7%), and assault (5.8%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.
Crime Summary
The annual total crime rate in East Tamaki is 1636.36 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 11 within Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Jul 2025, Nov 2025, Dec 2025.
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Crime activity peaked in July, November, and December 2025.
East Tamaki crime statistics: common questions
Is East Tamaki safe?
East Tamaki recorded 378 offences in the last 12 months. It has about 231 residents, which is below the 500-resident threshold we use for comparing rates, so its crime rate per 1,000 people is not a reliable comparison with other suburbs. Judge it on the offence count, not the rate.
What is the most common crime in East Tamaki?
The most common offence category in East Tamaki is theft, with 307 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 81% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (48).
Is crime going up or down in East Tamaki?
Recorded offences in East Tamaki have fallen 4.9% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.
How does East Tamaki compare with other suburbs in Auckland?
East Tamaki ranks 11 of 633 suburbs in Auckland by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares East Tamaki only with other suburbs in Auckland — not with the rest of New Zealand.
Where does the crime data for East Tamaki come from?
Figures for East Tamaki, Auckland come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.
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