Belfast West

Christchurch City•Canterbury Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

19

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

99.1

(Population: 1908)

Total Crimes (12m)

189

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#56 / 331

(top 17%)

3 Month Trend Change

0%

Safety Score

Belfast West Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Sexual offences

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (83.6%), burglary (10.6%), and assault (5.3%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Belfast West is 99.0566 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 56 within Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Jan 2022, Jul 2023, Jul 2025.

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Crime activity peaked in January 2022, July 2023, and July 2025.

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