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
Avonhead West is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 1.00 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 822 reported victimisations here — an average of 17.1 per month, which is 1.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Avonhead West is theft (721 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 5.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Avonhead West.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land5.5%
- Dwelling N.F.D.2.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding0.9%
- Retail N.E.C.0.4%
- Other Location N.F.D.0.1%