Mataraua Forest Safety Snapshot

Is Mataraua Forest safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mataraua Forest has a safety score of 23/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 23% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #72 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Mataraua Forest is 58.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #72 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 December 2025, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mataraua Forest Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

534

Households

174

Median income

$64,621

Median rent

$293

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

120 (22.5%)

Age 15-64

330 (61.8%)

Age 65+

93 (17.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

486 (91.5%)

Born overseas

45 (8.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

219 · 32.7%

Māori

402 · 60.1%

Pacific

36 · 5.4%

Asian

6 · 0.9%

MELAA

3 · 0.4%

Other

3 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

321 · 100%

Not owned

168 · 52.3%

Other

102 · 31.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

93 (18.5%)

Two families

9 (1.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

402 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mataraua Forest a safe suburb to live in?

  Mataraua Forest has a safety score of 23/100, making it the #72 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mataraua Forest?

  The annual crime rate in Mataraua Forest is 58.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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