Ohauiti Safety Snapshot

Is Ohauiti safe? Yes. Ohauiti has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #10 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Ohauiti is 8.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #10 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 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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Ohauiti Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,029

Households

1,491

Median income

$111,403

Median rent

$638

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

687 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

2,451 (60.8%)

Age 65+

855 (21.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,949 (73.6%)

Born overseas

1,059 (26.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,444 · 76.5%

Māori

522 · 11.6%

Pacific

78 · 1.7%

Asian

366 · 8.1%

MELAA

48 · 1.1%

Other

45 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,090 · 99.8%

Not owned

942 · 30.4%

Other

234 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,137 (25.6%)

Two families

42 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,252 (73.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ohauiti a safe suburb to live in?

  Ohauiti has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #10 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ohauiti?

  The annual crime rate in Ohauiti is 8.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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