Maungatūroto Safety Snapshot

Is Maungatūroto safe? About average. Maungatūroto has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #37 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Maungatūroto is 26.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #37 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 January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maungatūroto Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,308

Households

459

Median income

$86,723

Median rent

$346

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

273 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

777 (59.4%)

Age 65+

261 (20%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,131 (86.7%)

Born overseas

174 (13.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,107 · 69.5%

Māori

351 · 22%

Pacific

54 · 3.4%

Asian

45 · 2.8%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

33 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

912 · 99.3%

Not owned

333 · 36.3%

Other

123 · 13.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

315 (22.9%)

Two families

12 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,047 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungatūroto a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungatūroto has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #37 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungatūroto?

  The annual crime rate in Maungatūroto is 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Otamatea (Kaipara District) (Northland)