Maromaku Safety Snapshot

Is Maromaku safe? Yes. Maromaku has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #5 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Maromaku is 14.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #5 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 June 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maromaku Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

846

Households

255

Median income

$75,328

Median rent

$270

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (27%)

Age 15-64

495 (58.5%)

Age 65+

129 (15.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

768 (91.1%)

Born overseas

75 (8.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

600 · 52.4%

Māori

426 · 37.2%

Pacific

60 · 5.2%

Asian

15 · 1.3%

MELAA

27 · 2.4%

Other

18 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

504 · 100%

Not owned

252 · 50.3%

Other

117 · 23.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

165 (22.4%)

Two families

3 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

570 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maromaku a safe suburb to live in?

  Maromaku has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #5 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maromaku?

  The annual crime rate in Maromaku is 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz