Mangaonuku Safety Snapshot

Is Mangaonuku safe? Yes. Mangaonuku has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Mangaonuku is 15.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Mangaonuku Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

936

Households

363

Median income

$87,502

Median rent

$231

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

201 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

588 (62.8%)

Age 65+

153 (16.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

807 (86.8%)

Born overseas

123 (13.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

846 · 78.8%

Māori

177 · 16.5%

Pacific

24 · 2.2%

Asian

9 · 0.8%

MELAA

9 · 0.8%

Other

9 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

651 · 98.2%

Not owned

267 · 40.3%

Other

72 · 10.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

219 (20.9%)

Two families

6 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

822 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangaonuku a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangaonuku has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #4 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangaonuku?

  The annual crime rate in Mangaonuku is 15.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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