# Reported crime in Christchurch

140,632 recorded victimisations on the NZ Police record for Christchurch City, September 2022–August 2026, mapped to the statistical meshblocks the record is published in, and rolled into named suburbs. A meshblock is a few streets, not an address; reported is not all crime.

Counts refreshed 2026-10-04 from the monthly Police harvest; the day, hour, place and weapon detail describes the record to August 2026. The latest month (August 2026) is still filling, Police grow it until the series closes.

## Year by year (September–August)

| Period | Victimisations |
| --- | ---: |
| Sep 2022–Aug 2023 | 39,501 |
| Sep 2023–Aug 2024 | 34,594 |
| Sep 2024–Aug 2025 | 32,782 |
| Sep 2025–Aug 2026 | 33,755 |

## By offence division

| Division | Total | Latest year on the one before |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Theft | 100,540 | -3% |
| Burglary | 27,133 | +1% |
| Assault | 9,838 | +3% |
| Robbery, blackmail, and extortion | 1,731 | -5% |
| Sexual Offences | 1,331 | +27% |
| Harm or endanger persons | 59 | -6% |

## When it happens

By day: Monday 14,285 · Tuesday 12,916 · Wednesday 12,777 · Thursday 13,580 · Friday 14,773 · Saturday 15,180 · Sunday 14,773; 31,573 name no reliable day.

By hour band: unknown 44,201 · afternoon 35,258 · evening 20,790 · morning 17,324 · overnight 12,284.

## Where it lands

- Other Location, 59,102
- Community Location, 41,463
- Residential Location, 24,589
- Unspecified Location, 4,651
- Not Applicable, 52

## The suburbs

The same record rolled into the suburbs the site names, ranked by the whole-record total; the rate divides by the 2023 Census count of residents.

| Suburb | Recorded | A year per 1,000 |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city) | 14,599 | 448 |
| [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood) | 8,808 | 221 |
| [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton) | 8,127 | 242 |
| [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui) | 7,049 | 237 |
| [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham) | 5,564 | 205 |
| [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton) | 5,408 | 889 |
| [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley) | 5,231 | 190 |
| [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington) | 4,613 | 203 |
| [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston) | 4,350 | 103 |
| [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby) | 4,213 | 357 |
| [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon) | 3,579 | 96 |
| [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam) | 3,373 | 82 |
| [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans) | 3,313 | 99 |
| [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham) | 2,559 | 294 |
| [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton) | 2,500 | 198 |
| [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond) | 2,304 | 121 |
| [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell) | 2,262 | 54 |
| [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside) | 2,100 | 53 |
| [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn) | 1,933 | 108 |
| [Merivale](https://www.chch.live/merivale) | 1,909 | 89 |
| [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale) | 1,880 | 51 |
| [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown) | 1,873 | 114 |
| [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau) | 1,664 | 59 |
| [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland) | 1,590 | 286 |
| [Wigram](https://www.chch.live/wigram) | 1,472 | 77 |
| [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr) | 1,441 | 58 |
| [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood) | 1,415 | 44 |
| [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast) | 1,393 | 72 |
| [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley) | 1,303 | 110 |
| [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands) | 1,289 | 32 |
| [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) | 1,259 | 47 |
| [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay) | 1,255 | 36 |
| [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead) | 1,215 | 25 |
| [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood) | 1,171 | 220 |
| [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware) | 1,159 | 66 |
| [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui) | 1,130 | 66 |
| [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield) | 1,122 | 41 |
| [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood) | 1,108 | 78 |
| [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote) | 1,084 | 102 |
| [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook) | 993 | 41 |

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/crime, the map, the filters, the honest caveats
Data: /crime.json and /crime-meshblocks.geojson (same file the page draws)
Source: NZ Police, Victimisation Time and Place (policedata.nz public workbook), https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications-statistics/data-and-statistics/policedatanz/victimisation-time-and-place