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Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine Safety Snapshot

Marlborough, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine is 291.7 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (24 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
5 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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291.7
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼100%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 5.0%
    Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 2.0%
    Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
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Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

30

Households

12

Median income

$45,100

Median rent

—

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
0 (0%)
Age 15-64
0 (0%)
Age 65+
0 (0%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
21 (87.5%)
Born overseas
3 (12.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
27 · 100%
Māori
0 · 0%
Pacific
0 · 0%
Asian
0 · 0%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
15 · 71.4%
Not owned
0 · 0%
Other
3 · 14.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
0 (0%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
12 (100%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine a safe suburb to live in?

    Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine has only 24 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine?

    The annual crime rate in Marlborough Sounds Coastal Marine is 291.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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