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Omahu Strip Safety Snapshot

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Omahu Strip safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Omahu Strip is 470.4 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (270 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Omahu Strip is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

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Crimes per 1,000 residents
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470.4
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼51.1%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 63.0%
    Theft accounts for 63.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 25.2%
    Burglary accounts for 25.2 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 10.2%
    Assault accounts for 10.2 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.6%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
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Omahu Strip Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

279

Households

84

Median income

$92,100

Median rent

$366

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
60 (21.5%)
Age 15-64
201 (72%)
Age 65+
33 (11.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
192 (68.1%)
Born overseas
90 (31.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
150 · 44.6%
Māori
84 · 25%
Pacific
39 · 11.6%
Asian
57 · 17%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
6 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
192 · 100%
Not owned
138 · 74.2%
Other
42 · 22.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
42 (17.5%)
Two families
6 (2.5%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
192 (80%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Omahu Strip a safe suburb to live in?

    Omahu Strip has only 270 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Omahu Strip?

    The annual crime rate in Omahu Strip is 470.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Omahu Strip

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