Linwood East

Christchurch City•Canterbury Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

6

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

452.6

(Population: 2172)

Total Crimes (12m)

983

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#20 / 331

(top 6%)

3 Month Trend Change

+19.9%

Safety Score

Linwood East Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (83.4%) and burglary (10.7%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Linwood East is 452.578 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 20 within Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Aug 2022, Sep 2022, Dec 2022.

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Crime activity peaked in August, September, and December 2022.

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