Lower Wairau

Lower Wairau recorded 34 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 28.5 per 1,000 residents across about 1,194 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Lower Wairau is 28.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 34 recorded offences across about 1,194 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Lower Wairau is burglary, with 21 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (8).

Recorded offences in Lower Wairau have fallen 25.0% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Lower Wairau ranks 9 of 27 suburbs in Marlborough Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Lower Wairau only with other suburbs in Marlborough Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Lower Wairau, Marlborough District come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.