Mararoa Safety Snapshot

Is Mararoa safe? Yes. Mararoa has a safety score of 90/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 90% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #9 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Mararoa is 13.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #9 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

---

View full safety overview for Mararoa ›

Mararoa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

864

Households

447

Median income

$81,958

Median rent

$130

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

138 (16%)

Age 15-64

534 (61.8%)

Age 65+

183 (21.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

726 (84.9%)

Born overseas

129 (15.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

786 · 83.2%

Māori

114 · 12.1%

Pacific

9 · 1%

Asian

12 · 1.3%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

21 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

672 · 98.7%

Not owned

294 · 43.2%

Other

42 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

246 (20%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

987 (80%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mararoa a safe suburb to live in?

  Mararoa has a safety score of 90/100, making it the #9 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mararoa?

  The annual crime rate in Mararoa is 13.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz