Is Whangamomona a safe suburb to live in?

Whangamomona has only 144 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

What is the crime rate in Whangamomona?

The annual crime rate in Whangamomona is 34.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Whangamomona Safety Snapshot

Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Whangamomona safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Whangamomona is 34.7 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (144 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Whangamomona is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works

67 / 100

Crimes per 1,000 residents

34.7

Regional rank not available

3-Month Trend

■0%(flat)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

Theft 3.0%
Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
Burglary 2.0%
Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Whangamomona Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

159

Households

Median income

$45,600

Median rent

$138

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

33 (20.8%)

Age 15-64

87 (54.7%)

Age 65+

33 (20.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

138 (88.5%)

Born overseas

18 (11.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

147 · 75.4%

Māori

33 · 16.9%

Pacific

0 · 0%

Asian

9 · 4.6%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

6 · 3.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

105 · 100%

Not owned

39 · 37.1%

Other

21 · 20%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

33 (17.7%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

153 (82.3%)

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

FAQ

Is Whangamomona a safe suburb to live in?

Whangamomona has only 144 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.
What is the crime rate in Whangamomona?

The annual crime rate in Whangamomona is 34.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.