Ōhope Safety Snapshot

Is Ōhope safe? About average. Ōhope has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #73 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Ōhope is 26.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #73 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 December 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 39.0%
  Burglary accounts for 39.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 29.0%
  Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 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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Ōhope Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,024

Households

1,290

Median income

$91,562

Median rent

$446

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

408 (13.5%)

Age 15-64

1,590 (52.6%)

Age 65+

1,011 (33.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,391 (78.9%)

Born overseas

639 (21.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,721 · 79.2%

Māori

531 · 15.5%

Pacific

42 · 1.2%

Asian

87 · 2.5%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

39 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,445 · 99%

Not owned

771 · 31.2%

Other

165 · 6.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

873 (22.8%)

Two families

15 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,940 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōhope a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōhope has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #73 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōhope?

  The annual crime rate in Ōhope is 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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