Waikawa (Marlborough District) Safety Snapshot

Is Waikawa (Marlborough District) safe? Yes. Waikawa (Marlborough District) has a safety score of 99/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 99% of New Zealand suburbs, with 4.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Waikawa (Marlborough District) is 4.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in May 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

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.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Waikawa (Marlborough District) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,656

Households

699

Median income

$74,600

Median rent

$413

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

213 (12.9%)

Age 15-64

801 (48.4%)

Age 65+

633 (38.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,311 (79.5%)

Born overseas

339 (20.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,452 · 78.8%

Māori

288 · 15.6%

Pacific

18 · 1%

Asian

36 · 2%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

42 · 2.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,341 · 100%

Not owned

348 · 26.1%

Other

111 · 8.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

495 (23.8%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,578 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waikawa (Marlborough District) a safe suburb to live in?

  Waikawa (Marlborough District) has a safety score of 99/100, making it the safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waikawa (Marlborough District)?

  The annual crime rate in Waikawa (Marlborough District) is 4.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Waitohi (Marlborough District) (Marlborough)
• Marlborough Sounds East (Marlborough)