Upper Moutere Safety Snapshot

Is Upper Moutere safe? Yes. Upper Moutere has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman.

The annual total crime rate in Upper Moutere is 15.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Upper Moutere Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,968

Households

729

Median income

$74,562

Median rent

$314

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

318 (16.2%)

Age 15-64

1,239 (63%)

Age 65+

399 (20.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,491 (75.9%)

Born overseas

474 (24.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,857 · 86.7%

Māori

156 · 7.3%

Pacific

48 · 2.2%

Asian

30 · 1.4%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

39 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,425 · 99.6%

Not owned

462 · 32.3%

Other

222 · 15.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

486 (22.7%)

Two families

24 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,635 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Upper Moutere a safe suburb to live in?

  Upper Moutere has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #11 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Upper Moutere?

  The annual crime rate in Upper Moutere is 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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