Rangaunu Harbour Safety Snapshot

Is Rangaunu Harbour safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Rangaunu Harbour has a safety score of 18/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 18% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #78 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Rangaunu Harbour is 53.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #78 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 48.5%
  Burglary accounts for 48.5 percent of incidents.
• Theft 33.3%
  Theft accounts for 33.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.4%
  Assault accounts for 14.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Rangaunu Harbour Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,493

Households

867

Median income

$70,448

Median rent

$282

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

549 (22%)

Age 15-64

1,479 (59.3%)

Age 65+

450 (18.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,268 (92.1%)

Born overseas

195 (7.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,656 · 49.3%

Māori

1,500 · 44.6%

Pacific

120 · 3.6%

Asian

42 · 1.3%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

39 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,620 · 99.1%

Not owned

747 · 45.7%

Other

303 · 18.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

492 (19.5%)

Two families

45 (1.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,980 (78.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rangaunu Harbour a safe suburb to live in?

  Rangaunu Harbour has a safety score of 18/100, making it the #78 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rangaunu Harbour?

  The annual crime rate in Rangaunu Harbour is 53.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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