# Cracroft vs Spreydon, the record side by side

| | [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft) | [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 9,970 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,540 (indicative) | **9,279 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,311 | **3,834** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 13% |
| Area | **2.7 km²** | 2.65 km² |
| People per km² | — | 3,762 |
| Reports filed | 1,025 | **7,319** |
| Rank on the roll | 76th of 108 | **16th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 380 | **2,762** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-04-13 (10 reports) | **2018-01-15 (43 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **181 (1 fatal · 41 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **77 (biggest M4.3)** | 5 (biggest M4.4) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (7.8% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **29.5% (1 event)** | 10.8% (5 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 4% of the outline (+61% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 1% of the outline |
| The kept view | **26% of the outline** | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **15% high-hazard (25% managed), 9 ponding** | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | 1% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 12 reaches (Wilderness Drain, Heathcote / Opawaho River), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 67% under density overlays, Medium Density |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 382 frames filed (2011–2013) | **1,463 frames filed (2001–2017)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Little River Link, Nor'West Arc +1 more** |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese | 5 plaques, Barrington Park, Spreydon Domain |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 9 parcels (5 current) |
| Made ground on file | 53 parcels (1 unvouched) | 52 parcels (4 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | 3 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (61% of the outline) | medium (86% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 344 trees (12 veterans, 69 remembered felled) | **1,452 trees (57 veterans, 582 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (30% of the outline, 35% residential) | Medium density residential zone (67% of the outline, 73% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 2% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **2 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Parks (111), Roading/Streets (110), Water Leak (86) | Graffiti (898), Dumped Rubbish (877), Water Leak (740) |
| Schools | 0 | **3** |
| Parks | 5 | **9** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 2 | **17** |
| Bus stops | — | 36 |
| Bus routes through | — | 5 |
| Heritage places | 2 | **4** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Spreydon 2.65 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 7,319 for Spreydon.

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

Spreydon, 4 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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=cracroft&b=spreydon
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=cracroft · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=spreydon