Ohangai Safety Snapshot

Is Ohangai safe? About average. Ohangai has a safety score of 66/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 66% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #29 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Ohangai is 21.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #29 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Ohangai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

612

Households

204

Median income

$101,019

Median rent

$219

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

153 (25%)

Age 15-64

390 (63.7%)

Age 65+

66 (10.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

540 (89.6%)

Born overseas

63 (10.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

510 · 74.6%

Māori

123 · 18%

Pacific

15 · 2.2%

Asian

18 · 2.6%

MELAA

9 · 1.3%

Other

9 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

405 · 97.8%

Not owned

198 · 47.8%

Other

45 · 10.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

156 (25.7%)

Two families

3 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

447 (73.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ohangai a safe suburb to live in?

  Ohangai has a safety score of 66/100, making it the #29 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ohangai?

  The annual crime rate in Ohangai is 21.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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