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Mount Maunganui Central Safety Snapshot

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Mount Maunganui Central safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Maunganui Central is 1,225.8 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (186 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Mount Maunganui Central is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
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Crimes per 1,000 residents
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1,225.8
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼17.6%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 67.1%
    Theft accounts for 67.1 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 15.8%
    Burglary accounts for 15.8 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 13.2%
    Assault accounts for 13.2 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 3.1%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 3.1 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
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Mount Maunganui Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

225

Households

99

Median income

$87,091

Median rent

$512

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
24 (10.7%)
Age 15-64
141 (62.7%)
Age 65+
36 (16%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
168 (78.9%)
Born overseas
45 (21.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
165 · 65.5%
Māori
57 · 22.6%
Pacific
3 · 1.2%
Asian
15 · 6%
MELAA
12 · 4.8%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
159 · 98.1%
Not owned
93 · 57.4%
Other
39 · 24.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
51 (17.3%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
243 (82.7%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Mount Maunganui Central a safe suburb to live in?

    Mount Maunganui Central has only 186 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Mount Maunganui Central?

    The annual crime rate in Mount Maunganui Central is 1,225.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Mount Maunganui Central

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