Moturoa

New Plymouth District•Taranaki Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

28

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

49.4

(Population: 1884)

Total Crimes (12m)

93

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#7 / 66

(top 11%)

3 Month Trend Change

+8%

Safety Score

Moturoa Overview

Crime Count

No data

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20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (54.8%), burglary (21.5%), and assault (19.4%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Moturoa is 49.3631 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 7 within Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Aug 2022, Nov 2023, Jul 2025.

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Crime activity peaked in August 2022, November 2023, and July 2025.

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