Ohakuri Safety Snapshot

Is Ohakuri safe? About average. Ohakuri has a safety score of 61/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 61% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #69 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ohakuri is 31.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #69 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 27.0%
  Theft accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Ohakuri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,947

Households

666

Median income

$117,299

Median rent

$286

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

408 (21%)

Age 15-64

1,311 (67.3%)

Age 65+

258 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,632 (84.5%)

Born overseas

300 (15.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,605 · 71%

Māori

444 · 19.7%

Pacific

48 · 2.1%

Asian

123 · 5.4%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,380 · 99.1%

Not owned

612 · 44%

Other

159 · 11.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

441 (22.6%)

Two families

45 (2.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,464 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ohakuri a safe suburb to live in?

  Ohakuri has a safety score of 61/100, making it the #69 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ohakuri?

  The annual crime rate in Ohakuri is 31.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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