Tangonge Safety Snapshot

Is Tangonge safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tangonge has a safety score of 30/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 30% of New Zealand suburbs, with 30.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #61 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Tangonge is 30.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #61 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, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tangonge Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,335

Households

447

Median income

$85,995

Median rent

$291

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

315 (23.6%)

Age 15-64

807 (60.4%)

Age 65+

210 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,197 (91.7%)

Born overseas

108 (8.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

780 · 44.1%

Māori

873 · 49.4%

Pacific

78 · 4.4%

Asian

18 · 1%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

12 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

828 · 99.3%

Not owned

420 · 50.4%

Other

192 · 23%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

246 (19.5%)

Two families

30 (2.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

981 (77.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tangonge a safe suburb to live in?

  Tangonge has a safety score of 30/100, making it the #61 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tangonge?

  The annual crime rate in Tangonge is 30.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Ahipara (Northland)
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