Omaio Safety Snapshot

Is Omaio safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Omaio has a safety score of 37/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 37% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #20 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Omaio is 33 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #20 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 41.4%
  Theft accounts for 41.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.8%
  Burglary accounts for 32.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 22.7%
  Assault accounts for 22.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Omaio Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,900

Households

1,518

Median income

$87,313

Median rent

$386

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

690 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

2,433 (62.4%)

Age 65+

813 (20.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,024 (77.7%)

Born overseas

867 (22.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,306 · 75.9%

Māori

543 · 12.5%

Pacific

111 · 2.5%

Asian

279 · 6.4%

MELAA

45 · 1%

Other

69 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,081 · 100%

Not owned

1,230 · 40.2%

Other

138 · 4.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,026 (22.7%)

Two families

24 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,474 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Omaio a safe suburb to live in?

  Omaio has a safety score of 37/100, making it the #20 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Omaio?

  The annual crime rate in Omaio is 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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