Waitohi (Marlborough District) Safety Snapshot

Is Waitohi (Marlborough District) safe? About average. Waitohi (Marlborough District) has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #17 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Waitohi (Marlborough District) is 41.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #17 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, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 65.4%
  Theft accounts for 65.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.1%
  Burglary accounts for 18.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.4%
  Assault accounts for 13.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Waitohi (Marlborough District) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,156

Households

1,350

Median income

$63,051

Median rent

$367

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

399 (12.6%)

Age 15-64

1,794 (56.8%)

Age 65+

930 (29.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,556 (81.5%)

Born overseas

579 (18.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,679 · 72.4%

Māori

729 · 19.7%

Pacific

84 · 2.3%

Asian

129 · 3.5%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

66 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,496 · 100%

Not owned

1,023 · 41.1%

Other

252 · 10.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

780 (19.6%)

Two families

27 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,180 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

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

  Waitohi (Marlborough District) has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #17 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

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

  The annual crime rate in Waitohi (Marlborough District) is 41.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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