Riverside Safety Snapshot

Is Riverside safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Riverside has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 84.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #85 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Riverside is 84.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #85 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 73.6%
  Theft accounts for 73.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.6%
  Burglary accounts for 14.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.1%
  Assault accounts for 10.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Riverside Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,103

Households

831

Median income

$89,013

Median rent

$436

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

339 (16.1%)

Age 15-64

1,344 (63.9%)

Age 65+

414 (19.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,623 (78%)

Born overseas

459 (22%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,704 · 66.4%

Māori

603 · 23.5%

Pacific

87 · 3.4%

Asian

108 · 4.2%

MELAA

30 · 1.2%

Other

33 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,584 · 100%

Not owned

669 · 42.6%

Other

183 · 11.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

528 (21.6%)

Two families

15 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,896 (77.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Riverside a safe suburb to live in?

  Riverside has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #85 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Riverside?

  The annual crime rate in Riverside is 84.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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