Mairtown Safety Snapshot

Is Mairtown safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mairtown has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #83 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Mairtown is 61.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #83 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 48.3%
  Theft accounts for 48.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 44.2%
  Burglary accounts for 44.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.8%
  Assault accounts for 6.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Mairtown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,388

Households

1,053

Median income

$59,693

Median rent

$397

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

363 (15.2%)

Age 15-64

1,353 (56.7%)

Age 65+

693 (29%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,905 (80.1%)

Born overseas

474 (19.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,773 · 61.8%

Māori

744 · 25.9%

Pacific

111 · 3.9%

Asian

189 · 6.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

36 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,863 · 100%

Not owned

1,038 · 55.8%

Other

159 · 8.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

543 (17.4%)

Two families

9 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,562 (82.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mairtown a safe suburb to live in?

  Mairtown has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #83 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mairtown?

  The annual crime rate in Mairtown is 61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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