Oakleigh-Mangapai Safety Snapshot

Is Oakleigh-Mangapai safe? Yes. Oakleigh-Mangapai has a safety score of 94/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 94% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Oakleigh-Mangapai is 12.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Oakleigh-Mangapai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,409

Households

897

Median income

$93,461

Median rent

$398

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

465 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

1,470 (61%)

Age 65+

471 (19.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,043 (85%)

Born overseas

360 (15%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,193 · 78%

Māori

444 · 15.8%

Pacific

66 · 2.3%

Asian

45 · 1.6%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

54 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,779 · 100%

Not owned

555 · 31.2%

Other

177 · 9.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

633 (23.9%)

Two families

30 (1.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,980 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Oakleigh-Mangapai a safe suburb to live in?

  Oakleigh-Mangapai has a safety score of 94/100, making it the #4 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Oakleigh-Mangapai?

  The annual crime rate in Oakleigh-Mangapai is 12.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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