Safety, air quality and noise in Maungakotukutuku, Upper Hutt

Safety — higher is safer

Maungakotukutuku scores 92 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 176.3 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses 176.3 offences per 10,000 residents for the surrounding NZ Police area unit, from NZ Police recorded crime, 2025.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Maungakotukutuku scores 91 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 5.0 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses 5 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5, an annual mean modelled at the area centroid from the Copernicus CAMS regional background surface. This figure is approximate: a regional background estimate rather than a local modelled surface.

This score is approximate.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Maungakotukutuku scores 100 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 30.0 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses 30 decibels of modelled outdoor sound, a day-evening-night level at the area centroid from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.