A recent assult in Takanini left Jasjit Bedi off work for two weeks with an injured hand. He and his family say they no longer feel safe in their neigbourhood.

Jasjit Bedi is calling for action after a string of attacks has left his family afraid to go outside.

The Takanini resident has recorded six incidents this year in which he and family members have been robbed and assaulted.

Bedi believes more needs to be done to stop young attackers after a recent assault left him out of work for two weeks with an injured hand.

He also believes the teenagers are targeting Indians because they think they're easy targets.

On November 17 he was confronted by five teens on Airfield Rd who "blocked" him from passing and pushed him into a fence.

"A boy grabbed my collar ... they threw punches at me. I fell on the ground and then they threw a scooter at me.

"It happened so fast I didn't know what was going on," he says.

He had already reported a robbery earlier the same day after his 15-year-old son and a friend had an iPhone and a scooter stolen from them.

His 11-year-old son also had a bike stolen off him at the Papakura train station several months earlier.

"My boys say they can't go out and play anymore... they want to move out of this area.

"I do feel they're targeting Indians ... they think we won't call the police. They think we won't fight back."

Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand spokesman Daljit Singh says "many cases" have been raised with him recently with people fearing for their safety around Takanini.

"People are scared to walk through Takanini. The community is planning to invite local Members of Parliament to listen to these victims... before someone gets killed," he says.

Counties Manukau police south prevention manager Inspector Mark Rowbottom says police have increased their patrols around Takanini and Papakura train stations.

The Takanini Neighbourhood Policing Team is also working around the clock, he says.

"We have had a few problems in and around Takanini but we've also apprehended a few people in the last few weeks around public place violence offences. They are youth primarily.

"The biggest thing is that we do need this reporting. For us to be able to pick up on an emerging trend of any type of crime, we need it reported so we can act on it."