Omanu Beach

Omanu Beach recorded 226 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 76.6 per 1,000 residents across about 2,949 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Omanu Beach is 76.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 226 recorded offences across about 2,949 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Omanu Beach is theft, with 170 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 75% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (32).

Recorded offences in Omanu Beach have risen 18.4% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Omanu Beach ranks 27 of 157 suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Omanu Beach only with other suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Omanu Beach, Tauranga City come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.