Oamaru North Milner Park Safety Snapshot

Is Oamaru North Milner Park safe? Yes. Oamaru North Milner Park has a safety score of 70/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 70% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #61 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Oamaru North Milner Park is 18.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #61 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Oamaru North Milner Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,472

Households

984

Median income

$61,115

Median rent

$309

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

387 (15.7%)

Age 15-64

1,380 (55.8%)

Age 65+

666 (26.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,025 (82.6%)

Born overseas

426 (17.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,025 · 74.6%

Māori

252 · 9.3%

Pacific

285 · 10.5%

Asian

114 · 4.2%

MELAA

12 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,905 · 99.7%

Not owned

813 · 42.5%

Other

171 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

570 (19.4%)

Two families

15 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,349 (80.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Oamaru North Milner Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Oamaru North Milner Park has a safety score of 70/100, making it the #61 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 70% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Oamaru North Milner Park?

  The annual crime rate in Oamaru North Milner Park is 18.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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