CrimeCheck.nz

Upper Riccarton Crime Statistics

Christchurch City · 0.96 km2 · 1.8Kreported 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
2.7×
Monthly avg
36.6
Total (4 yrs)
1.8K

// Summary

Upper Riccarton is an Area Unit in Christchurch City covering 0.96 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.8K reported victimisations here — an average of 36.6 per month, which is 2.7× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Upper Riccarton is theft (1.2K reports). Year-on-year reports rose 13.8% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $9.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Upper Riccarton.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling N.F.D.7.7%
  • Dwelling Land6.4%
  • Retail N.E.C.4.7%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.5%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.0.5%

// Interactive view

See Upper Riccarton on the map
Hourly + daily patterns, charts, location type breakdown

// Get monthly alerts

Subscribe to Upper Riccarton alerts
One email per month, unsubscribe anytime

// Other suburbs in Christchurch City

All Christchurch City suburbs