Renwick Safety Snapshot

Is Renwick safe? Yes. Renwick has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #7 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Renwick is 9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #7 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 November 2025, December 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Renwick Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,454

Households

915

Median income

$95,740

Median rent

$398

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

510 (20.8%)

Age 15-64

1,488 (60.6%)

Age 65+

444 (18.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,055 (84.9%)

Born overseas

366 (15.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,277 · 81.9%

Māori

333 · 12%

Pacific

63 · 2.3%

Asian

57 · 2%

MELAA

15 · 0.5%

Other

36 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,812 · 99.3%

Not owned

585 · 32.1%

Other

126 · 6.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

663 (24.6%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,025 (75%)

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

FAQ

• Is Renwick a safe suburb to live in?

  Renwick has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #7 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Renwick?

  The annual crime rate in Renwick is 9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Woodbourne (Marlborough)
• Springlands (Marlborough)
• Yelverton (Marlborough)
• Burleigh (Marlborough)