Omahuta Forest-Horeke Safety Snapshot

Is Omahuta Forest-Horeke safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Omahuta Forest-Horeke has a safety score of 23/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 23% of New Zealand suburbs, with 47.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #68 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Omahuta Forest-Horeke is 47.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #68 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 31.0%
  Burglary accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Omahuta Forest-Horeke Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,134

Households

387

Median income

$56,185

Median rent

$201

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

264 (23.3%)

Age 15-64

684 (60.3%)

Age 65+

210 (18.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,026 (91.2%)

Born overseas

99 (8.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

609 · 41%

Māori

768 · 51.7%

Pacific

78 · 5.3%

Asian

27 · 1.8%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

3 · 0.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

645 · 99.1%

Not owned

312 · 47.9%

Other

231 · 35.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

201 (18.3%)

Two families

6 (0.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

888 (80.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Omahuta Forest-Horeke a safe suburb to live in?

  Omahuta Forest-Horeke has a safety score of 23/100, making it the #68 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Omahuta Forest-Horeke?

  The annual crime rate in Omahuta Forest-Horeke is 47.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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