Ōkaihau Safety Snapshot

Is Ōkaihau safe? Yes. Ōkaihau has a safety score of 77/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 77% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #17 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Ōkaihau is 18.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #17 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Ōkaihau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,362

Households

477

Median income

$84,665

Median rent

$290

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

288 (21.1%)

Age 15-64

864 (63.4%)

Age 65+

195 (14.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,158 (85.8%)

Born overseas

192 (14.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,068 · 63.7%

Māori

477 · 28.4%

Pacific

84 · 5%

Asian

12 · 0.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

30 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

960 · 100%

Not owned

387 · 40.6%

Other

129 · 13.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

309 (22%)

Two families

21 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,071 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōkaihau a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōkaihau has a safety score of 77/100, making it the #17 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōkaihau?

  The annual crime rate in Ōkaihau is 18.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ōhaeawai-Waimate North (Northland)