Oroua Downs Safety Snapshot

Is Oroua Downs safe? About average. Oroua Downs has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #25 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Oroua Downs is 23.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #25 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Oroua Downs Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,371

Households

567

Median income

$76,636

Median rent

$287

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

204 (14.9%)

Age 15-64

888 (64.8%)

Age 65+

252 (18.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,185 (87.6%)

Born overseas

168 (12.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,200 · 77.2%

Māori

249 · 16%

Pacific

42 · 2.7%

Asian

39 · 2.5%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

24 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,002 · 98.8%

Not owned

318 · 31.4%

Other

156 · 15.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

333 (20.2%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,314 (79.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Oroua Downs a safe suburb to live in?

  Oroua Downs has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #25 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Oroua Downs?

  The annual crime rate in Oroua Downs is 23.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Taikorea (Manawatū-Whanganui)