Mangaroa Safety Snapshot

Is Mangaroa safe? Yes. Mangaroa has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #8 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Mangaroa is 13.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #8 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Mangaroa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,097

Households

714

Median income

$160,050

Median rent

$431

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

366 (17.5%)

Age 15-64

1,440 (68.7%)

Age 65+

294 (14%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,680 (80.6%)

Born overseas

405 (19.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,941 · 84.2%

Māori

210 · 9.1%

Pacific

33 · 1.4%

Asian

63 · 2.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

45 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,647 · 99.3%

Not owned

486 · 29.3%

Other

75 · 4.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

549 (26%)

Two families

30 (1.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,530 (72.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangaroa a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangaroa has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #8 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangaroa?

  The annual crime rate in Mangaroa is 13.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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