Maitai Safety Snapshot

Is Maitai safe? Yes. Maitai has a safety score of 71/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 71% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #10 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Maitai is 14 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #10 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maitai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,296

Households

549

Median income

$79,864

Median rent

$426

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

171 (13.2%)

Age 15-64

798 (61.6%)

Age 65+

339 (26.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

816 (63.1%)

Born overseas

477 (36.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,137 · 81.9%

Māori

105 · 7.6%

Pacific

12 · 0.9%

Asian

90 · 6.5%

MELAA

21 · 1.5%

Other

24 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,059 · 100%

Not owned

423 · 40.2%

Other

51 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

345 (20.9%)

Two families

18 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,290 (78%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maitai a safe suburb to live in?

  Maitai has a safety score of 71/100, making it the #10 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maitai?

  The annual crime rate in Maitai is 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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