Omahu-Pakowhai Safety Snapshot

Is Omahu-Pakowhai safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Omahu-Pakowhai has a safety score of 31/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 31% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #54 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Omahu-Pakowhai is 42.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #54 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 18.0%
  Assault accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Omahu-Pakowhai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,557

Households

327

Median income

$109,529

Median rent

$324

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

240 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

999 (64.2%)

Age 65+

273 (17.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,398 (90.3%)

Born overseas

150 (9.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

996 · 53.9%

Māori

717 · 38.8%

Pacific

63 · 3.4%

Asian

36 · 1.9%

MELAA

15 · 0.8%

Other

21 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

981 · 100%

Not owned

399 · 40.9%

Other

345 · 35.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

207 (22.6%)

Two families

24 (2.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

681 (74.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Omahu-Pakowhai a safe suburb to live in?

  Omahu-Pakowhai has a safety score of 31/100, making it the #54 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Omahu-Pakowhai?

  The annual crime rate in Omahu-Pakowhai is 42.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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