Te Maunga South Safety Snapshot

Is Te Maunga South safe? Yes. Te Maunga South has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #30 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Maunga South is 14.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #30 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Maunga South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,163

Households

819

Median income

$91,295

Median rent

$580

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

360 (16.6%)

Age 15-64

1,275 (58.9%)

Age 65+

555 (25.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,686 (78.4%)

Born overseas

465 (21.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,815 · 74%

Māori

366 · 14.9%

Pacific

51 · 2.1%

Asian

129 · 5.3%

MELAA

63 · 2.6%

Other

30 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,680 · 99.8%

Not owned

696 · 41.4%

Other

114 · 6.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

570 (23.1%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,875 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Maunga South a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Maunga South has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #30 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Maunga South?

  The annual crime rate in Te Maunga South is 14.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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