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.
// Summary
Paparua is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 23.38 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 793 reported victimisations here — an average of 15.5 per month, which is 1.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Paparua is assault (647 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 21.9% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $13.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Paparua.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land19.6%
- Recreational17.6%
- Dwelling Outbuilding15.7%
- Other Location N.F.D.15.7%
- Other Location N.E.C.7.8%