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Sawyers Arms Crime Statistics

Christchurch City · 9.20 km2 · 1.3Kreported 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
Monthly avg
27.7
Total (4 yrs)
1.3K

// Summary

Sawyers Arms is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 9.20 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.3K reported victimisations here — an average of 27.7 per month, which is 2× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Sawyers Arms is theft (975 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 6.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Sawyers Arms.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land9.5%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.4.7%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.2.6%
  • Other Location N.F.D.1.6%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.3%

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