An insurer says central Auckland has more burglary claims than any other region and most break-ins are during the day rather than when people are on holiday.
The figures from AA Insurance are a snapshot of nationwide home burglary claims the company handled in the year to the end of July. They show there was a national average of 51 home burglary claims per region to the company.
Central Auckland had triple that number of claims - 170. South Auckland had 85 per cent more than the average, and West Auckland had 22 per cent more.
The only part of Auckland with fewer claims than the national average was the North Shore - 60 per cent below.
Hamilton had the most claims last year, AA said, but the number had dropped this year. However, claims in the city were still 59 per cent above the national average.