# Beckenham vs Cracroft, the record side by side

| | [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham) | [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,430 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 2,361 (indicative) | **3,540 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 903 | **1,311** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 18% | **19%** |
| Area | 0.73 km² | **2.7 km²** |
| People per km² | 3,329 | — |
| Reports filed | **2,668** | 1,025 |
| Rank on the roll | **53rd of 108** | 76th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **3,655** | 380 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2017-05-18 (23 reports)** | 2016-04-13 (10 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **16 (0 fatal · 3 serious)** | 6 (0 fatal · 0 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 6 (biggest M3.8) | **77 (biggest M4.3)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (6.4% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | 27.6% (6 events) | **29.5% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 4% of the outline (+61% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | 3% of the outline | **26% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | 5% high-hazard (17% managed) | **15% high-hazard (25% managed), 9 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **10 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Sibleys Drain), 14% setback strips** | 23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain), 10% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **1,091 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 382 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, Ōpāwaho River** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **6 plaques, Beckenham Park** | 5 plaques, Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese |
| The rules on the ground | **4 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 24 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 53 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (90% of the outline) | unlikely (61% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **639 trees (3 veterans, 330 remembered felled)** | 344 trees (12 veterans, 69 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (66% of the outline, 66% residential) | Rural Port Hills (30% of the outline, 35% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (397), Graffiti (312), Roading/Streets (261) | Parks (111), Roading/Streets (110), Water Leak (86) |
| Schools | **2** | 0 |
| Parks | 3 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **5** | 2 |
| Bus stops | 2 | — |
| Bus routes through | 1 | — |
| Heritage places | 1 | **2** |

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Beckenham and Cracroft?**

Beckenham covers 0.73 km², Cracroft 2.7 km²; the record holds 2,668 reports for Beckenham and 1,025 for Cracroft.

**Which has more heritage places, Beckenham or Cracroft?**

Cracroft, 2 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**Where do these numbers come from?**

The same public record for both, council reports, the crash register, the heritage schedule, Stats NZ’s counts. The stream counts reports, not virtue; the caveats are each suburb’s own.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=beckenham&b=cracroft
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=beckenham · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=cracroft