Moananui Safety Snapshot

Is Moananui safe? About average. Moananui has a safety score of 65/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 65% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #63 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Moananui is 16.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #63 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, December 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Moananui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,066

Households

1,023

Median income

$85,085

Median rent

$383

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

759 (24.8%)

Age 15-64

1,845 (60.2%)

Age 65+

462 (15.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,637 (87.3%)

Born overseas

384 (12.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,815 · 43.1%

Māori

1,470 · 34.9%

Pacific

786 · 18.7%

Asian

120 · 2.8%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

18 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,100 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,011 · 48.1%

Other

198 · 9.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

681 (22.4%)

Two families

48 (1.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,310 (75.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Moananui a safe suburb to live in?

  Moananui has a safety score of 65/100, making it the #63 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 66% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Moananui?

  The annual crime rate in Moananui is 16.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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