# Cracroft vs Westmorland, the record side by side

| | [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft) | [Westmorland](https://www.chch.live/westmorland) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 2,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,540 (indicative)** | 2,667 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,311** | 945 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 16% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| Area | **2.7 km²** | 2.51 km² |
| People per km² | — | 1,159 |
| Reports filed | 1,025 | **1,501** |
| Rank on the roll | 76th of 108 | **69th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 380 | **598** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-04-13 (10 reports) | **2026-01-06 (11 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **18 (0 fatal · 7 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **77 (biggest M4.3)** | 24 (biggest M3.7) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (7.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 29.5% (1 event) | **43.7% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **4% of the outline (+61% broad overlay)** | 3% of the outline (+45% 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 | **17% high-hazard (41% managed), 1 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 41 reaches (Cashmere Stream, Dunbar Waterway), 7% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 382 frames filed (2011–2013) | **882 frames filed (2011–2013)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **5 plaques, Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese** | 1 plaque, Penruddock 2 Drainage Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 53 parcels (1 unvouched) | 188 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (61% of the outline) | possible (47% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 344 trees (12 veterans, 69 remembered felled) | **642 trees (1 veteran, 129 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (30% of the outline, 35% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (35% of the outline, 39% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Parks (111), Roading/Streets (110), Water Leak (86) | Roading/Streets (192), Water Leak (167), Parks (140) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 5 | 5 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | **3** |
| Bus stops | — | 12 |
| Bus routes through | — | 1 |
| Heritage places | **2** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Westmorland 2.51 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 1,501 for Westmorland.

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

Cracroft, 2 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=westmorland
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=cracroft · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=westmorland