Mangawhai Safety Snapshot

Is Mangawhai safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mangawhai has a safety score of 39/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 39% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #47 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Mangawhai is 26.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #47 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mangawhai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,206

Households

525

Median income

$61,371

Median rent

$530

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (18.9%)

Age 15-64

591 (49%)

Age 65+

402 (33.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

951 (79.4%)

Born overseas

246 (20.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,137 · 82.6%

Māori

150 · 10.9%

Pacific

30 · 2.2%

Asian

39 · 2.8%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

12 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

867 · 100%

Not owned

258 · 30%

Other

114 · 13.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

333 (21.5%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,209 (78.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangawhai a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangawhai has a safety score of 39/100, making it the #47 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangawhai?

  The annual crime rate in Mangawhai is 26.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Inlet Mangawhai Harbour (Northland)
• Mangawhai Rural (Northland)
• Mangawhai Heads (Northland)