Marlborough Sounds East

Marlborough Sounds East recorded 43 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 21.5 per 1,000 residents across about 2,004 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 Marlborough Sounds East is 21.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 43 recorded offences across about 2,004 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 Marlborough Sounds East is theft, with 21 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 49% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (19).

Recorded offences in Marlborough Sounds East have fallen 73.9% 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.

Marlborough Sounds East ranks 11 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 Marlborough Sounds East only with other suburbs in Marlborough Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Marlborough Sounds East, 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.