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Islington Crime Statistics

Christchurch City · 9.22 km2 · 852reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

The figures below are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.

Vs national avg
1.3×
Monthly avg
17.8
Total (4 yrs)
852

// Summary

Islington is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 9.22 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 852 reported victimisations here — an average of 17.8 per month, which is 1.3× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Islington is theft (500 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 28.1% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Islington.

// Where crime happens

  • Other Location N.F.D.7.9%
  • Dwelling Land6.0%
  • Warehousing/Storage4.8%
  • Other Location N.E.C.3.9%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.2.6%

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