Maungawhau Safety Snapshot

Is Maungawhau safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Maungawhau has a safety score of 30/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 30% of New Zealand suburbs, with 45.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #400 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Maungawhau is 45.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #400 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 57.4%
  Theft accounts for 57.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.7%
  Burglary accounts for 37.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.5%
  Assault accounts for 2.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Maungawhau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,745

Households

909

Median income

$154,056

Median rent

$555

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

453 (16.5%)

Age 15-64

2,010 (73.2%)

Age 65+

297 (10.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,695 (62.1%)

Born overseas

1,035 (37.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,812 · 58.9%

Māori

174 · 5.7%

Pacific

123 · 4%

Asian

861 · 28%

MELAA

69 · 2.2%

Other

36 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,175 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,104 · 50.5%

Other

90 · 4.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

648 (24.1%)

Two families

30 (1.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,013 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maungawhau a safe suburb to live in?

  Maungawhau has a safety score of 30/100, making it the #400 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 95% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maungawhau?

  The annual crime rate in Maungawhau is 45.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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