Maungatāpere Safety Snapshot

Is Maungatāpere safe? Yes. Maungatāpere has a safety score of 80/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 80% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Maungatāpere is 14.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 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, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maungatāpere Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,657

Households

1,272

Median income

$103,902

Median rent

$405

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

726 (19.9%)

Age 15-64

2,253 (61.6%)

Age 65+

729 (19.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,024 (83.6%)

Born overseas

594 (16.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,270 · 76.3%

Māori

723 · 16.9%

Pacific

99 · 2.3%

Asian

126 · 2.9%

MELAA

15 · 0.3%

Other

54 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,685 · 100%

Not owned

870 · 32.5%

Other

279 · 10.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

936 (25%)

Two families

45 (1.2%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,751 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungatāpere a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungatāpere has a safety score of 80/100, making it the #16 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungatāpere?

  The annual crime rate in Maungatāpere is 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Pukenui (Northland)