Ōakura Safety Snapshot

Is Ōakura safe? Yes. Ōakura has a safety score of 78/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 78% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Ōakura is 12 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ōakura Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,773

Households

609

Median income

$120,526

Median rent

$456

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

453 (25.5%)

Age 15-64

1,014 (57.2%)

Age 65+

273 (15.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,326 (75.2%)

Born overseas

438 (24.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,644 · 82.7%

Māori

222 · 11.2%

Pacific

24 · 1.2%

Asian

33 · 1.7%

MELAA

30 · 1.5%

Other

36 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,254 · 100%

Not owned

390 · 31.1%

Other

51 · 4.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

486 (26.6%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,326 (72.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōakura a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōakura has a safety score of 78/100, making it the #22 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōakura?

  The annual crime rate in Ōakura is 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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