Linwood East

Linwood East recorded 823 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 378.9 per 1,000 residents across about 2,172 residents. Few people live in Linwood East compared with the number who visit or work there, so crime per resident is high and is not a fair guide to the risk for someone living here. Compare the number of offences instead. 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 Linwood East is 378.9 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 823 recorded offences across about 2,172 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 Linwood East is theft, with 696 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 85% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (85).

Recorded offences in Linwood East have risen 20.4% 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.

Linwood East ranks 23 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 Linwood East only with other suburbs in Canterbury Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Linwood East, 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.