Ōhai-Nightcaps Safety Snapshot

Is Ōhai-Nightcaps safe? About average. Ōhai-Nightcaps has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #26 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Ōhai-Nightcaps is 17.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #26 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 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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Ōhai-Nightcaps Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,509

Households

642

Median income

$69,077

Median rent

$170

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

294 (19.5%)

Age 15-64

1,005 (66.6%)

Age 65+

234 (15.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,206 (80.2%)

Born overseas

297 (19.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,176 · 68.2%

Māori

285 · 16.5%

Pacific

21 · 1.2%

Asian

186 · 10.8%

MELAA

21 · 1.2%

Other

36 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,122 · 100%

Not owned

576 · 51.9%

Other

108 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

360 (19%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,527 (80.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōhai-Nightcaps a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōhai-Nightcaps has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #26 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōhai-Nightcaps?

  The annual crime rate in Ōhai-Nightcaps is 17.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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