Riverlea Safety Snapshot

Is Riverlea safe? About average. Riverlea has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 40.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #125 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Riverlea is 40.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #125 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 September 2025, October 2025, November 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 60.6%
  Theft accounts for 60.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 28.4%
  Burglary accounts for 28.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.2%
  Assault accounts for 9.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Riverlea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,673

Households

957

Median income

$103,690

Median rent

$506

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

558 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

1,692 (63.3%)

Age 65+

408 (15.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,794 (67.5%)

Born overseas

864 (32.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,881 · 63%

Māori

390 · 13.1%

Pacific

60 · 2%

Asian

531 · 17.8%

MELAA

99 · 3.3%

Other

27 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,989 · 99.3%

Not owned

933 · 46.6%

Other

129 · 6.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

663 (23.3%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,160 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Riverlea a safe suburb to live in?

  Riverlea has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #125 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Riverlea?

  The annual crime rate in Riverlea is 40.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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