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Wigram Crime Statistics

Christchurch City · 7.11 km2 · 1.7Kreported 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
2.7×
Monthly avg
36.2
Total (4 yrs)
1.7K

// Summary

Wigram is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 7.11 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.7K reported victimisations here — an average of 36.2 per month, which is 2.7× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Wigram is theft (1.2K reports). Year-on-year reports fell 31.9% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $9.9M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Wigram.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land9.4%
  • Other Location N.F.D.4.7%
  • Retail N.E.C.4.3%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.2.3%
  • Warehousing/Storage1.6%

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