Aria Safety Snapshot

Is Aria safe? About average. Aria has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #95 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Aria is 24.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #95 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

---

View full safety overview for Aria ›

Aria Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,269

Households

468

Median income

$84,598

Median rent

$216

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (24.1%)

Age 15-64

753 (59.3%)

Age 65+

201 (15.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,164 (92.6%)

Born overseas

93 (7.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

933 · 62.1%

Māori

489 · 32.5%

Pacific

36 · 2.4%

Asian

27 · 1.8%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

12 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

831 · 100%

Not owned

390 · 47.4%

Other

126 · 15.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

294 (21.8%)

Two families

15 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,038 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Aria a safe suburb to live in?

  Aria has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #95 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Aria?

  The annual crime rate in Aria is 24.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz