Riversdale-Piano Flat Safety Snapshot

Is Riversdale-Piano Flat safe? Yes. Riversdale-Piano Flat has a safety score of 95/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 95% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #5 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Riversdale-Piano Flat is 10.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #5 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Riversdale-Piano Flat Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,401

Households

582

Median income

$86,813

Median rent

$199

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

333 (23.8%)

Age 15-64

822 (58.7%)

Age 65+

243 (17.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,206 (86.5%)

Born overseas

189 (13.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,209 · 78.6%

Māori

171 · 11.1%

Pacific

36 · 2.3%

Asian

102 · 6.6%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

21 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,008 · 100%

Not owned

411 · 40.9%

Other

69 · 6.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

363 (21.3%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,338 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Riversdale-Piano Flat a safe suburb to live in?

  Riversdale-Piano Flat has a safety score of 95/100, making it the #5 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Riversdale-Piano Flat?

  The annual crime rate in Riversdale-Piano Flat is 10.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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