Mangarara Safety Snapshot

Is Mangarara safe? Yes. Mangarara has a safety score of 80/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 80% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Mangarara is 8.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mangarara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,799

Households

1,047

Median income

$94,670

Median rent

$273

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

564 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

1,674 (59.8%)

Age 65+

555 (19.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,373 (85.3%)

Born overseas

408 (14.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,433 · 75.2%

Māori

612 · 18.9%

Pacific

63 · 1.9%

Asian

57 · 1.8%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

54 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,010 · 99.7%

Not owned

633 · 31.4%

Other

207 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

732 (23.8%)

Two families

42 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,298 (74.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangarara a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangarara has a safety score of 80/100, making it the #11 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangarara?

  The annual crime rate in Mangarara is 8.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz