Omanu Beach Safety Snapshot

Is Omanu Beach safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Omanu Beach has a safety score of 19/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 19% of New Zealand suburbs, with 76.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #107 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Omanu Beach is 76.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #107 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 75.2%
  Theft accounts for 75.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.2%
  Burglary accounts for 14.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.5%
  Assault accounts for 7.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Omanu Beach Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,991

Households

1,083

Median income

$107,584

Median rent

$543

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

627 (21%)

Age 15-64

1,821 (60.9%)

Age 65+

519 (17.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,361 (79.8%)

Born overseas

597 (20.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,697 · 79.9%

Māori

393 · 11.6%

Pacific

69 · 2%

Asian

84 · 2.5%

MELAA

117 · 3.5%

Other

15 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,175 · 99.7%

Not owned

987 · 45.3%

Other

168 · 7.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

696 (21.7%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,499 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Omanu Beach a safe suburb to live in?

  Omanu Beach has a safety score of 19/100, making it the #107 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Omanu Beach?

  The annual crime rate in Omanu Beach is 76.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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