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
Cashmere West is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 8.74 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 897 reported victimisations here — an average of 18.7 per month, which is 1.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Cashmere West is theft (593 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 25.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Cashmere West.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land7.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding3.7%
- Dwelling N.F.D.3.5%
- Retail N.E.C.2.8%
- Health1.3%