Maungaraki Safety Snapshot

Is Maungaraki safe? Yes. Maungaraki has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #34 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Maungaraki is 9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #34 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 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 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Maungaraki Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,005

Households

1,389

Median income

$140,733

Median rent

$582

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

783 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

2,709 (67.6%)

Age 65+

534 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,706 (68%)

Born overseas

1,272 (32%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,841 · 62.4%

Māori

411 · 9%

Pacific

216 · 4.7%

Asian

957 · 21%

MELAA

54 · 1.2%

Other

75 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,114 · 100%

Not owned

1,203 · 38.6%

Other

123 · 3.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,050 (25.1%)

Two families

54 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,072 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungaraki a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungaraki has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #34 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungaraki?

  The annual crime rate in Maungaraki is 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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