Maungaraki

Lower Hutt City•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

81

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

8.5

(Population: 3978)

Total Crimes (12m)

34

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#205 / 232

(bottom 12%)

3 Month Trend Change

+33.3%

Safety Score

Maungaraki Overview

Crime Count

No data

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20

50

100

Assault

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (51.6%), burglary (32.3%), and robbery, blackmail, and extortion (9.7%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Maungaraki is 8.54701 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 205 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Jan 2022, Mar 2022, Mar 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in January 2022, March 2022, and March 2023.

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