Mount Maunganui North Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Maunganui North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Maunganui North has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 70.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #121 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Maunganui North is 70.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #121 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 48.0%
  Theft accounts for 48.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 34.7%
  Assault accounts for 34.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.1%
  Burglary accounts for 11.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Mount Maunganui North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,210

Households

1,353

Median income

$104,982

Median rent

$590

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

249 (7.8%)

Age 15-64

2,196 (68.4%)

Age 65+

753 (23.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,346 (74.5%)

Born overseas

804 (25.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,682 · 74.3%

Māori

492 · 13.6%

Pacific

87 · 2.4%

Asian

162 · 4.5%

MELAA

153 · 4.2%

Other

36 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,574 · 99.5%

Not owned

1,380 · 53.4%

Other

354 · 13.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

771 (19.4%)

Two families

18 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,195 (80.2%)

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

FAQ

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

  Mount Maunganui North has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #121 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 59% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mount Maunganui North?

  The annual crime rate in Mount Maunganui North is 70.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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