Mount Maunganui South Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Maunganui South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Maunganui South has a safety score of 22/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 22% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #101 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Maunganui South is 58.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #101 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same 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 78.8%
  Theft accounts for 78.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.5%
  Burglary accounts for 11.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.3%
  Assault accounts for 7.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.

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Mount Maunganui South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,838

Households

1,053

Median income

$125,289

Median rent

$570

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

546 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

1,869 (65.9%)

Age 65+

444 (15.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,226 (79.3%)

Born overseas

582 (20.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,571 · 79.9%

Māori

366 · 11.4%

Pacific

54 · 1.7%

Asian

75 · 2.3%

MELAA

138 · 4.3%

Other

15 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,136 · 99.3%

Not owned

924 · 43%

Other

171 · 7.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

717 (23%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,376 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

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

  Mount Maunganui South has a safety score of 22/100, making it the #101 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mount Maunganui South?

  The annual crime rate in Mount Maunganui South is 58.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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