Ōmokoroa North Safety Snapshot

Is Ōmokoroa North safe? Yes. Ōmokoroa North has a safety score of 83/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 83% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #20 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Ōmokoroa North is 7.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #20 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ōmokoroa North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,386

Households

1,770

Median income

$80,216

Median rent

$542

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

705 (16.1%)

Age 15-64

1,992 (45.4%)

Age 65+

1,644 (37.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,114 (71.7%)

Born overseas

1,230 (28.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

4,080 · 84.1%

Māori

411 · 8.5%

Pacific

84 · 1.7%

Asian

171 · 3.5%

MELAA

30 · 0.6%

Other

78 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,447 · 100%

Not owned

1,056 · 30.8%

Other

201 · 5.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,302 (24.7%)

Two families

27 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,933 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōmokoroa North a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōmokoroa North has a safety score of 83/100, making it the #20 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōmokoroa North?

  The annual crime rate in Ōmokoroa North is 7.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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