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Lower Wairau Safety Snapshot

Marlborough, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Lower Wairau safe? Yes. Lower Wairau has a safety score of 72/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 72% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Lower Wairau is 21.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
72 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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21.8
Regional rank #11 / 23 (Top 50%)
3-Month Trend
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▼33.3%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 15.0%
    Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 6.0%
    Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 4.0%
    Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Lower Wairau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,209

Households

465

Median income

$114,905

Median rent

$397

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
186 (15.4%)
Age 15-64
741 (61.3%)
Age 65+
261 (21.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
996 (83.8%)
Born overseas
192 (16.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
1,092 · 83.3%
Māori
138 · 10.5%
Pacific
9 · 0.7%
Asian
30 · 2.3%
MELAA
18 · 1.4%
Other
24 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
924 · 99.7%
Not owned
309 · 33.3%
Other
90 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
348 (25.3%)
Two families
12 (0.9%)
Three+ families
6 (0.4%)
Other composition
1,011 (73.4%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Lower Wairau a safe suburb to live in?

    Lower Wairau has a safety score of 72/100, making it the #11 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Lower Wairau?

    The annual crime rate in Lower Wairau is 21.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Lower Wairau

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