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
Burnside is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 1.13 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 500 reported victimisations here — an average of 9.8 per month, which is 0.7× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Burnside is theft (352 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 15.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Burnside.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land49.6%
- Dwelling N.F.D.29.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding8.5%
- Recreational4.3%
- Educational3.4%