Matarau Safety Snapshot

Is Matarau safe? Yes. Matarau has a safety score of 90/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 90% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #6 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Matarau is 8.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #6 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 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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Matarau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,964

Households

945

Median income

$117,588

Median rent

$437

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

645 (21.8%)

Age 15-64

1,872 (63.2%)

Age 65+

462 (15.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,520 (86%)

Born overseas

411 (14%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,688 · 76.2%

Māori

621 · 17.6%

Pacific

66 · 1.9%

Asian

90 · 2.6%

MELAA

21 · 0.6%

Other

42 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,139 · 99.7%

Not owned

651 · 30.3%

Other

159 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

735 (26.2%)

Two families

57 (2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,010 (71.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Matarau a safe suburb to live in?

  Matarau has a safety score of 90/100, making it the #6 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Matarau?

  The annual crime rate in Matarau is 8.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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