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Russley Crime Statistics

Christchurch City · 2.53 km2 · 773reported 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
1.2×
Monthly avg
16.1
Total (4 yrs)
773

// Summary

Russley is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 2.53 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 773 reported victimisations here — an average of 16.1 per month, which is 1.2× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Russley is theft (503 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 4.7% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $4.9M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Russley.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land9.2%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.5.8%
  • Other Location N.F.D.4.8%
  • Retail N.E.C.4.8%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.6%

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