Oamaru North Orana Park Safety Snapshot

Is Oamaru North Orana Park safe? About average. Oamaru North Orana Park has a safety score of 54/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 54% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #87 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Oamaru North Orana Park is 17.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #87 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 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 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 17.0%
  Assault accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 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 Orana Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,018

Households

1,215

Median income

$66,446

Median rent

$313

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

567 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,827 (60.5%)

Age 65+

651 (21.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,388 (79.8%)

Born overseas

606 (20.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,337 · 69.6%

Māori

348 · 10.4%

Pacific

369 · 11%

Asian

255 · 7.6%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

36 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,277 · 99.7%

Not owned

984 · 43.1%

Other

162 · 7.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

714 (19.8%)

Two families

30 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,862 (79.4%)

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

FAQ

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

  Oamaru North Orana Park has a safety score of 54/100, making it the #87 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 64% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

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

  The annual crime rate in Oamaru North Orana Park is 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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