Maungataniwha-Raupunga Safety Snapshot

Is Maungataniwha-Raupunga safe? About average. Maungataniwha-Raupunga has a safety score of 49/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 49% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #37 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Maungataniwha-Raupunga is 33.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #37 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, August 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 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maungataniwha-Raupunga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,170

Households

426

Median income

$71,154

Median rent

$197

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

273 (23.3%)

Age 15-64

714 (61%)

Age 65+

189 (16.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,056 (92.6%)

Born overseas

84 (7.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

549 · 39.7%

Māori

738 · 53.4%

Pacific

69 · 5%

Asian

3 · 0.2%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

24 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

714 · 100%

Not owned

396 · 55.5%

Other

192 · 26.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

213 (17.7%)

Two families

9 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

981 (81.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungataniwha-Raupunga a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungataniwha-Raupunga has a safety score of 49/100, making it the #37 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungataniwha-Raupunga?

  The annual crime rate in Maungataniwha-Raupunga is 33.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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