Maungatautari Safety Snapshot

Is Maungatautari safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Maungatautari has a safety score of 25/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 25% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #165 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Maungatautari is 29.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #165 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 5.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Maungatautari Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

921

Households

342

Median income

$117,186

Median rent

$283

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

198 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

594 (64.5%)

Age 65+

138 (15%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

732 (80%)

Born overseas

183 (20%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

810 · 80.8%

Māori

129 · 12.9%

Pacific

18 · 1.8%

Asian

27 · 2.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.6%

Other

12 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

681 · 99.1%

Not owned

282 · 41%

Other

39 · 5.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

261 (26.2%)

Two families

9 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

726 (72.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungatautari a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungatautari has a safety score of 25/100, making it the #165 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungatautari?

  The annual crime rate in Maungatautari is 29.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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