Maungatapu Safety Snapshot

Is Maungatapu safe? About average. Maungatapu has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Maungatapu is 20.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 26.0%
  Theft accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maungatapu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,883

Households

1,035

Median income

$103,055

Median rent

$500

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

1,785 (61.9%)

Age 65+

573 (19.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,298 (80.4%)

Born overseas

561 (19.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,316 · 68%

Māori

768 · 22.5%

Pacific

81 · 2.4%

Asian

180 · 5.3%

MELAA

30 · 0.9%

Other

33 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,139 · 99.9%

Not owned

906 · 42.3%

Other

243 · 11.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

681 (22.1%)

Two families

42 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,364 (76.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungatapu a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungatapu has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #49 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungatapu?

  The annual crime rate in Maungatapu is 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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