Maunu Safety Snapshot

Is Maunu safe? Yes. Maunu has a safety score of 83/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 83% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #12 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Maunu is 13.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #12 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 April 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maunu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,805

Households

978

Median income

$96,597

Median rent

$520

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

573 (20.4%)

Age 15-64

1,512 (53.9%)

Age 65+

744 (26.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,989 (70.8%)

Born overseas

819 (29.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,196 · 68.9%

Māori

423 · 13.3%

Pacific

69 · 2.2%

Asian

429 · 13.5%

MELAA

48 · 1.5%

Other

24 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,058 · 99.9%

Not owned

672 · 32.6%

Other

183 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

681 (23.2%)

Two families

30 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,229 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maunu a safe suburb to live in?

  Maunu has a safety score of 83/100, making it the #12 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maunu?

  The annual crime rate in Maunu is 13.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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