Mountview Safety Snapshot

Is Mountview safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mountview has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #132 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Mountview is 26.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #132 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 38.0%
  Theft accounts for 38.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mountview Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,835

Households

981

Median income

$84,211

Median rent

$415

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

639 (22.5%)

Age 15-64

1,839 (64.9%)

Age 65+

381 (13.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,283 (81.9%)

Born overseas

504 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,022 · 56.5%

Māori

1,068 · 29.9%

Pacific

171 · 4.8%

Asian

237 · 6.6%

MELAA

33 · 0.9%

Other

45 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,965 · 100%

Not owned

1,002 · 51.2%

Other

237 · 12.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

588 (20.2%)

Two families

39 (1.3%)

Three+ families

9 (0.3%)

Other composition

2,277 (78.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mountview a safe suburb to live in?

  Mountview has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #132 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mountview?

  The annual crime rate in Mountview is 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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