Awatere Safety Snapshot

Is Awatere safe? Yes. Awatere has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #6 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Awatere is 10.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #6 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in June 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Awatere Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,734

Households

648

Median income

$92,508

Median rent

$276

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

357 (20.6%)

Age 15-64

1,110 (64%)

Age 65+

279 (16.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,521 (88.3%)

Born overseas

201 (11.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,575 · 81%

Māori

255 · 13.1%

Pacific

45 · 2.3%

Asian

24 · 1.2%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

36 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,242 · 100%

Not owned

456 · 36.9%

Other

144 · 11.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

441 (23.3%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,440 (75.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Awatere a safe suburb to live in?

  Awatere has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #6 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Awatere?

  The annual crime rate in Awatere is 10.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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