# Bexley, Christchurch

2,265 council reports since May 2015, the 60th busiest suburb in the city. 1,959 photographs on record.
2,710 people at the 2023 Census, 1,251 to the square kilometre across 2.2 km².

https://www.chch.live/bexley

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Bexley is an eastern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located on the right bank of the Avon River / Ōtākaro approximately one kilometre from the Avon Heathcote Estuary. It is enclosed within a bend in the Avon River / Ōtākaro and borders the suburb of Aranui.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$365 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $195–$571, across 6 bonds, down 37% on a year ago. That’s about **$185 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Bexley” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,628 people and 963 occupied private households, grouped from 18 SA1 areas in Bexley. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 20% (528 people)
- 65 and over: about 13% (333 people)
- Born overseas: about 14% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 75% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 27% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 12% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 6% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 77% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 48% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (1,959 on record)
- [Pages Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9060108)
- [Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/report/9052418)
- [655 Breezes Road, Bexley](https://www.chch.live/report/9029133)
- [657 Pages Road, Bexley](https://www.chch.live/report/9019613)
- [Anzac Dr](https://www.chch.live/report/9005798)
- [Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/report/9001787)

[1,959 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=bexley)

## The suburb, back then (1 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [A picturesque aspect of the Christchurch flood: a swan family pays a call at Bexley](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-38504263), 1929 · Kura Heritage Collections Online

## The record on Bexley
- Bexley enters the written record in 28 June 1884, [“CRICKET. (Otago Witness, 28 June 1884)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18840628.2.42.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Bexley” appears somewhere in 113 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: wastewater/stormwater, 26 May 2015, at 11 Cornet Lane.
- Its busiest day was 13 April 2022, 24 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Pages Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/pages-road), reported on 288 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Linwood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/linwood), the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (2,615 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Bexley took **3 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 9 weeks or longer.
45 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 12 November 2021.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Lately
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9060108), 9 Oct 2026 · Pages Rd, “Pothole on footpath (possible sinkhole?) on New Brighton bridge. Quarter way down right hand side of bridge heading…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9052418), 8 Oct 2026 · Canterbury, “Dumped rubbish”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9029133), 4 Oct 2026 · 655 Breezes Road, “household rubbish”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9019613), 2 Oct 2026 · 657 Pages Road, “graffiti on Orion pole nearby”
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9005798), 30 Sept 2026 · Anzac Dr, “Flooding how about cleaning open drain next to it all blocked up toi toi bushes”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9001787), 29 Sept 2026 · Canterbury, “Dumped rubbish”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999300), 29 Sept 2026 · 51 Waitaki Street, “several light poles pages rd from anzac drive to Brdge into New Brighton”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999272), 29 Sept 2026 · 603 Pages Road, “building garage on pages rd by red zone and lights Anzac drive”
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8992827), 28 Sept 2026 · 3 Brynn Lane, “please remove dead cabbage tree”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8992586), 28 Sept 2026 · Bexley Park 188 Bexley Road, “dumped rubbish”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8986781), 26 Sept 2026 · 657 Pages Road, “graffiti on concrete of bridge”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8986780), 26 Sept 2026 · 657 Pages Road, “graffiti on concrete of bridge”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 42
- 2016, 126
- 2017, 144
- 2018, 176
- 2019, 182
- 2020, 267
- 2021, 194
- 2022, 262
- 2023, 207
- 2024, 220
- 2025, 250

## What gets reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 1,033
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 575
- Trees & parks, 316
- Roads & footpaths, 190
- Water & drains, 95
- Everything else, 29
- Vehicles & parking, 16
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 11

## Exactly what people say
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 577
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 392
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 369
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 196
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 116
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 81
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 43
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/problems/flooding), 43

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Pages Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/pages-road), reported on 288 separate days
- [Bexley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/bexley-road), reported on 265 separate days
- [Breezes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/breezes-road), reported on 98 separate days
- [Wetlands Grove](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/wetlands-grove), reported on 82 separate days
- [Wairoa Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/wairoa-street), reported on 34 separate days
- [Velsheda Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/velsheda-street), reported on 30 separate days
- [Waitaki Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/waitaki-street), reported on 23 separate days
- [Bridge Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/bridge-street), reported on 15 separate days

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St James School (Aranui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3523-st-james-school-aranui) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · and 6 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (8)
- [Bexley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1710-bexley-park), Sports ground · 51 ha · playground, 26 pieces
- [Bexley Wetland](https://www.chch.live/park/1713-bexley-wetland), Regional · 15 ha
- [Blighs Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1680-blighs-garden), 6 ha
- [Rat Island Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1631-rat-island-reserve), 2 ha
- [Pages Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1344-pages-reserve)
- [Harold Henry Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1514-harold-henry-park)
- [Bexley Expressway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1243-bexley-expressway-reserve)
- [Mitcham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1287-mitcham-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The tracks through here (11)
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-157-bexley), 2.4 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-161-bexley), 1.8 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-175-bexley), 1.6 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-165-bexley), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-185-new-brighton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-167-new-brighton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-174-bexley), 833 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-170-bexley), 574 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-178-bexley), 448 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-179-bexley), 415 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bexley](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-184-bexley), 258 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 27.7% of this outline, about 60 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 30.6% of this outline, about 66 hectares inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The flood record drew water over 36.6% of this outline, about 79 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The mapped tsunami extent covers **46%** of this outline, about 100 hectares. The sea’s modelled reach, not a prediction, the plan’s inundation line, not the evacuation zones; the share is read from a sampled join. The whole extent is at [tsunami](https://www.chch.live/tsunami).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **4%** of this outline, about 9 hectares, ngā tūranga tūpuna, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **26%** of this outline, about 56 hectares across **2** scheduled sites, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **25%** of this outline, about 54 hectares across **3** scheduled areas, and **5%** of it sits inside the coastal environment. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s flood map draws **33%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 71 hectares across **3** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **51%** of it, Avon River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **22** classified reaches, the plan calling **Knights Drain** and **Avon River**
           by name, **8%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **537** photographs on this ground, 2011–2017, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **10.6 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, [Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/te-ara-otakaro-avon-river-trail). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **6** inscribed plaques, [Bexley Wetland](https://www.chch.live/plaque/76210-bexley-wetland), [Bexley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/67950-bexley-park), [John Hinton Memorial](https://www.chch.live/plaque/50766-john-hinton-memorial) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **14** drawn instruments, 11 of them dog rules, 1 camping zone, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at City Coastal Restricted Zone, 2 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**5** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 3 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **119** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 54 hectares, mostly sand, mixed fill with rubbish, silt, 8 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **42%** of this outline in the **high** class, 81% of the outline fell inside an assessed area, and 7 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **4** assets on this ground, 2 bridges, 1 jetty, 1 boardwalk, sited at Bexley Wetland, Bexley Park, Withells Island Reserve. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **2** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 1 bmx, plus a marked dog exercise area. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **1068** living trees inside this outline, **4** veterans among them, 2 carrying a protection, mostly Pekin Willow, Snow Gum, Alpine Snow Gum, Southern Mahogany. The file remembers **410** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **32%** of this outline under **Specific Purpose (Otakaro Avon River Corridor)**, the rest mostly Open Space Community Parks 23%, Open Space Water and Margins 15%, 81% of the outline fell inside a mapped zone. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **9 hectares** of this outline, **4%** , under 2 designations, mostly movement. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 9 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.8 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (6)
- [Jack Hinton VC](https://www.chch.live/memorial/jack-hinton-vc), monument
- [Bexley Landfill](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1956–1984
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km
- [Estuary Drain](https://www.chch.live/river/estuary-drain), waterway · 1.0 km
- [Knights Drain](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.6 km
- [Naughty Boys Island](https://www.chch.live/lake/naughty-boys-island), wetland

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [CRICKET. (Otago Witness, 28 June 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18840628.2.42.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1884-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [LAND & WATER. (Otago Witness, 03 October 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18851003.2.60), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1885-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [NEW SOUTH WALES SPORTING NOTES. (Otago Witness, 21 January 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18870121.2.77), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1887-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 24 October 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18891024.2.119.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1889-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 20 August 1890)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18900820.2.21.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1890-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 03 March 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18920303.2.65), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1892-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Who Pays All? TO THE EDITOR. (Otago Witness, 19 May 1892)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18920519.2.37), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1892-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Oxford Observer, 21 April 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OO18940421.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1894-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Oxford Observer, 28 April 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OO18940428.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1894-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Oxford Observer, 23 June 1894)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OO18940623.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1894-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Bexley
- [Subterranean Clover seen — Bexley, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407718597), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 12 Oct 2026
- [Myoporum insulare seen — Bexley, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407487639), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 11 Oct 2026
- [Zizina oxleyi seen — Bexley, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407487634), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 11 Oct 2026
- [Cotula coronopifolia seen — Bexley, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407487633), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 11 Oct 2026
- [Lotus pedunculatus seen — Bexley, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407487632), iNaturalist · noahfenwick, 11 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (98 injury crashes)

98 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 18 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [State Highway 74 at Pages Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/pages-road-and-sh-74), 20 injury crashes, 1 fatal.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=bexley)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (57 recorded victimisations)

57 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 5 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=bexley)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (8 stops)

8 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 110](https://www.chch.live/buses/110).
- Pages Rd
- Pages Rd
- Pages Rd near Charles Gallagher Pl
- Pages Rd near Farnborough St
- Pages Rd near Portchester St near Pages Rd
- Pages Rd near Portchester St near Pages Rd
- Pages Rd near Waitaki St near Pages Rd
- Pages Rd near Waitaki St near Pages Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (2 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-bexley), 1
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-bexley), 1

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui)
- [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton)
- [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton)
- [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale)
- [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni)
- [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Bexley with [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=aranui&b=bexley) · [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bexley&b=new-brighton) · [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bexley&b=south-new-brighton) · [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avondale&b=bexley) · [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bexley&b=wainoni) · [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bexley&b=north-new-brighton), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Bexley?**

Bexley is an eastern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 2,265 council reports for it, the first filed in May 2015.

**How many people live in Bexley?**

2,710 people at the 2023 Census, 1,251 per square kilometre across 2.2 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Bexley?**

About 2,628 people and 963 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Bexley?**

2,265 reports on record, most often rubbish & dumping (1,033), graffiti & vandalism (575), trees & parks (316). 259 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Bexley had?**

98 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 18 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=bexley)

**Does Bexley have buses?**

8 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, served by 5, 110.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Bexley · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Bexley