Mangatangi Safety Snapshot

Is Mangatangi safe? Yes. Mangatangi has a safety score of 90/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 90% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #15 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Mangatangi is 14.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #15 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 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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Mangatangi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,128

Households

363

Median income

$109,372

Median rent

$330

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

258 (22.9%)

Age 15-64

738 (65.4%)

Age 65+

126 (11.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

936 (83.4%)

Born overseas

186 (16.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

912 · 67.9%

Māori

246 · 18.3%

Pacific

102 · 7.6%

Asian

51 · 3.8%

MELAA

12 · 0.9%

Other

21 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

765 · 99.2%

Not owned

366 · 47.5%

Other

87 · 11.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

267 (24.7%)

Two families

9 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

804 (74.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangatangi a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangatangi has a safety score of 90/100, making it the #15 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangatangi?

  The annual crime rate in Mangatangi is 14.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ararimu (Auckland)