Yelverton Safety Snapshot

Is Yelverton safe? About average. Yelverton has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #18 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Yelverton is 41.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #18 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 December 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.7%
  Theft accounts for 56.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.8%
  Burglary accounts for 29.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.5%
  Assault accounts for 13.5 percent of incidents.

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Yelverton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,508

Households

1,026

Median income

$79,923

Median rent

$392

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

357 (14.2%)

Age 15-64

1,368 (54.5%)

Age 65+

759 (30.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,899 (75.8%)

Born overseas

606 (24.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,079 · 75.3%

Māori

288 · 10.4%

Pacific

105 · 3.8%

Asian

201 · 7.3%

MELAA

45 · 1.6%

Other

42 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,028 · 100%

Not owned

849 · 41.9%

Other

132 · 6.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

624 (20.4%)

Two families

24 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,415 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Yelverton a safe suburb to live in?

  Yelverton has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #18 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Yelverton?

  The annual crime rate in Yelverton is 41.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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