Mangateretere Safety Snapshot

Is Mangateretere safe? About average. Mangateretere has a safety score of 65/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 65% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Mangateretere is 29.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mangateretere Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,422

Households

486

Median income

$121,028

Median rent

$461

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

261 (18.4%)

Age 15-64

819 (57.6%)

Age 65+

321 (22.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,161 (82%)

Born overseas

255 (18%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,287 · 82%

Māori

177 · 11.3%

Pacific

33 · 2.1%

Asian

42 · 2.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

24 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,035 · 100%

Not owned

330 · 31.9%

Other

123 · 11.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

357 (25%)

Two families

18 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,053 (73.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangateretere a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangateretere has a safety score of 65/100, making it the #21 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangateretere?

  The annual crime rate in Mangateretere is 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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