Otangiwai-Ōhura Safety Snapshot

Is Otangiwai-Ōhura safe? About average. Otangiwai-Ōhura has a safety score of 55/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 55% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #40 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Otangiwai-Ōhura is 17.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #40 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Otangiwai-Ōhura Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,083

Households

468

Median income

$60,085

Median rent

$164

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

204 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

681 (62.9%)

Age 65+

207 (19.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

972 (90.5%)

Born overseas

102 (9.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

867 · 68.2%

Māori

339 · 26.7%

Pacific

12 · 0.9%

Asian

33 · 2.6%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

18 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

741 · 99.6%

Not owned

342 · 46%

Other

120 · 16.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

255 (18.8%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,101 (81.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Otangiwai-Ōhura a safe suburb to live in?

  Otangiwai-Ōhura has a safety score of 55/100, making it the #40 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Otangiwai-Ōhura?

  The annual crime rate in Otangiwai-Ōhura is 17.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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