Hornby South

Hornby South recorded 156 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 50.2 per 1,000 residents across about 3,105 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Hornby South is 50.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 156 recorded offences across about 3,105 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Hornby South is theft, with 95 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 61% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (34).

Recorded offences in Hornby South have risen 152.2% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Hornby South ranks 101 of 331 suburbs in Canterbury Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Hornby South only with other suburbs in Canterbury Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Hornby South, Christchurch City come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.