Onekawa West Safety Snapshot

Is Onekawa West 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 Onekawa West is 1,764.1 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in May 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 69.5%
  Theft accounts for 69.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.8%
  Burglary accounts for 23.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.2%
  Assault accounts for 5.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.3%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Onekawa West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

222

Households

144

Median income

$66,998

Median rent

$546

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

21 (9.5%)

Age 15-64

129 (58.1%)

Age 65+

66 (29.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

180 (81.1%)

Born overseas

42 (18.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

195 · 82.3%

Māori

30 · 12.7%

Pacific

3 · 1.3%

Asian

6 · 2.5%

MELAA

3 · 1.3%

Other

0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

174 · 98.3%

Not owned

87 · 49.2%

Other

27 · 15.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

45 (11.5%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

348 (88.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Onekawa West a safe suburb to live in?

  Onekawa West has only 195 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 Onekawa West?

  The annual crime rate in Onekawa West is 1,764.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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