Mangorei Safety Snapshot

Is Mangorei safe? Yes. Mangorei has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Mangorei is 11 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki 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

• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 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.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mangorei Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,208

Households

768

Median income

$117,657

Median rent

$361

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

483 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

1,419 (64.3%)

Age 65+

285 (12.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,848 (83.9%)

Born overseas

354 (16.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,091 · 86%

Māori

222 · 9.1%

Pacific

15 · 0.6%

Asian

60 · 2.5%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

36 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,599 · 100%

Not owned

435 · 27.3%

Other

120 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

612 (26.9%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,647 (72.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mangorei a safe suburb to live in?

  Mangorei has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #19 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mangorei?

  The annual crime rate in Mangorei is 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ferndale (Taranaki)
• Hurdon (Taranaki)