The safest suburb in Marlborough is Waikawa (Marlborough District), with a safety score of 99/100 and 4.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Tuamarina and Upper Wairau come next. These rankings cover 23 Marlborough suburbs, using NZ Police data.
Police data to August 2026
| # | Suburb | Safety score | Crimes per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waikawa (Marlborough District) | 99/100 | 4.2 |
| 2 | Tuamarina | 98/100 | 9 |
| 3 | Upper Wairau | 97/100 | 13.1 |
| 4 | Witherlea East | 96/100 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Witherlea West | 95/100 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Awatere | 91/100 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Renwick | 91/100 | 9 |
| 8 | Spring Creek-Grovetown | 87/100 | 11.2 |
| 9 | Redwoodtown West | 77/100 | 12.8 |
| 10 | Marlborough Sounds West | 73/100 | 15.8 |
| 11 | Lower Wairau | 72/100 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Marlborough Sounds East | 72/100 | 22 |
| 13 | Riverlands | 57/100 | 42.8 |
| 14 | Woodbourne | 48/100 | 55 |
| 15 | Redwoodtown East | 47/100 | 43.7 |
| 16 | Riversdale-Islington | 42/100 | 18.1 |
| 17 | Waitohi (Marlborough District) | 40/100 | 41.1 |
| 18 | Yelverton | 40/100 | 41.7 |
| 19 | Whitney East | 39/100 | 26.5 |
| 20 | Whitney West | 38/100 | 26.9 |
Scores compare each suburb with every ranked suburb in New Zealand; higher is safer. How the score works. Suburbs with very few residents or incomplete Police records are not ranked.
