Raumanga Safety Snapshot

Is Raumanga safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Raumanga has a safety score of 30/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 30% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #63 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Raumanga is 41.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #63 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 55.8%
  Theft accounts for 55.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.5%
  Assault accounts for 14.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Raumanga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,342

Households

1,026

Median income

$80,110

Median rent

$358

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

852 (25.5%)

Age 15-64

2,163 (64.7%)

Age 65+

348 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,832 (86.1%)

Born overseas

456 (13.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,728 · 40.2%

Māori

1,923 · 44.8%

Pacific

327 · 7.6%

Asian

270 · 6.3%

MELAA

18 · 0.4%

Other

30 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,124 · 100%

Not owned

1,359 · 64.5%

Other

378 · 17.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

597 (20.4%)

Two families

57 (1.9%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,271 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Raumanga a safe suburb to live in?

  Raumanga has a safety score of 30/100, making it the #63 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Raumanga?

  The annual crime rate in Raumanga is 41.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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