# Bishopdale, Christchurch

4,320 council reports since June 2015, the 37th busiest suburb in the city. 3,443 photographs on record.
9,710 people at the 2023 Census, 3,102 to the square kilometre across 3.1 km².

https://www.chch.live/bishopdale

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopdale%2C_Christchurch), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$599 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $573–$655, across 48 bonds, up 2% on a year ago. That’s about **$49 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Bishopdale North, Bishopdale West and Bishopdale South areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $613 a week · 24 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $600 a week · 18 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 9,288 people and 3,537 occupied private households, grouped from 60 SA1 areas in Bishopdale South, Bishopdale West, Bishopdale North. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 18% (1,701 people)
- 65 and over: about 18% (1,629 people)
- Born overseas: about 25% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 77% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 11% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 4% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 16% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 86% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 56% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (3,443 on record)
- [10 Eastling Street, Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/report/9075942)
- [13 Bishopdale Ct](https://www.chch.live/report/9075187)
- [251A Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/report/9070667)
- [90 Breens Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9070629)
- [27 Mooray Ave](https://www.chch.live/report/9065763)
- [48 Leacroft Street, Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/report/9059195)

[3,443 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=bishopdale)

## The suburb, back then (2 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Bishopdale, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-22903115), 1972 · TAPUHI
- [Bishopdale, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-23168023), 1974 · TAPUHI

## The record on Bishopdale
- Bishopdale enters the written record in 18 September 1868, [“NELSON DIOCESAN SYNOD, (Colonist, 18 September 1868)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18680918.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Bishopdale” appears somewhere in 134 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: rubbish/recycling, 7 June 2015, at 283 Greers Rd.
- Its busiest day was 20 November 2021, 21 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/harewood-road), reported on 266 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Harewood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/harewood), the [Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (8,311 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Bishopdale took **4 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
202 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 29 May 2021.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

5 sensitive sites stand here, Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu, Breens Intermediate, Cotswold Mātāhae School, Emmanuel Christian School, Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075942), 12 Oct 2026 · 10 Eastling Street, “hole in footpath next to fence at 10 Eastling St. Bushopdale. Christchurch”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075187), 12 Oct 2026 · 13 Bishopdale Ct, “Big pot hole right by library”
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9070667), 11 Oct 2026 · 251A Sawyers Arms Road, “Road island arrow detached from pole, SE intersection entrance.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9070629), 11 Oct 2026 · 90 Breens Rd, “Found this couch next to the dumped rubbish at Veronica Pl in Brings road”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9065763), 10 Oct 2026 · 27 Mooray Ave, “There was a container of rubbish dumped here and the man in this car threw it all over the side of the road to take the…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9059195), 9 Oct 2026 · 48 Leacroft Street, “broken glass”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9040987), 6 Oct 2026 · 1 Colesbury St, “Footpath root damage. Wheelchair scrapes and only just gets over it. Big trip hazard”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039512), 6 Oct 2026 · 14 Raleigh St, “Rubbish dumped at back of scout den in between container”
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9039304), 6 Oct 2026 · Greers Rd near Ardmore Pl, “large pot hole in bus stop”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9034982), 5 Oct 2026 · 21 Elvira Ct, “Green bin lid and bin body damaged”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9020410), 2 Oct 2026 · 18 Aintree Street, “water leak on foot path”
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9018362), 2 Oct 2026 · 16 Fairford Street, “A company”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 38
- 2016, 41
- 2017, 60
- 2018, 139
- 2019, 239
- 2020, 374
- 2021, 494
- 2022, 610
- 2023, 615
- 2024, 567
- 2025, 641

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,169
- Roads & footpaths, 826
- Trees & parks, 768
- Rubbish & dumping, 707
- Water & drains, 583
- Vehicles & parking, 141
- Everything else, 87
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 35

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 927
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 352
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 343
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 281
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 256
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 165
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 154
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 138

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/harewood-road), reported on 266 separate days
- [Bishopdale Court](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/bishopdale-court), reported on 216 separate days
- [Greers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/greers-road), reported on 205 separate days
- [Farrington Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/farrington-avenue), reported on 183 separate days
- [Leacroft Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/leacroft-street), reported on 180 separate days
- [Reynolds Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/reynolds-avenue), reported on 99 separate days
- [Breens Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/breens-road), reported on 97 separate days
- [Raleigh Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/raleigh-street), reported on 93 separate days

## Schools (5)
- [Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu](https://www.chch.live/school/3293-bishopdale-school-te-kura-o-papakohatu), Contributing · decile 3 · EQI 521
- [Breens Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3299-breens-intermediate), Intermediate · decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Cotswold Mātāhae School](https://www.chch.live/school/3324-cotswold-matahae-school), Contributing · decile 8 · EQI 419
- [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), Composite (Year 1-10) · decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/3385-te-kura-o-te-matapuna-isleworth-school), Contributing · decile 5 · EQI 466

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Breens Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3299-breens-intermediate) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) · and 15 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (12)
- [Bishopdale Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1366-bishopdale-park), Sports ground · 7 ha · playground, 117 pieces
- [Grant Armstrong Park](https://www.chch.live/park/920-grant-armstrong-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Tralee Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1067-tralee-reserve), playground, 31 pieces
- [Armitage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/970-armitage-reserve), playground, 3 pieces
- [Bishopdale Mall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1400-bishopdale-mall-reserve), playground, 19 pieces
- [Stretton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1015-stretton-reserve), playground, 5 pieces
- [Farrington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1827-farrington-reserve)
- [Highsted Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1780-highsted-reserve), playground, 3 pieces
- [Twyford Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/943-twyford-reserve), playground, 5 pieces
- [Paprika Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1362-paprika-reserve)
- [Halifax Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1687-halifax-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Veitch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1560-veitch-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (1)
- [Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library And Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-54), Library · 17c Bishopdale Ct, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053

## Where the suburb worships (10)
- [Bishopdale Church of Christ](https://www.chch.live/worship/bishopdale-church-of-christ), a Church of Christ church · Corner Greers Road & Eastling Street
- [Bishopdale Seventh-Day Adventist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/bishopdale-seventh-day-adventist-church), a Seventh-day Adventist church · Bonita Place
- [Christchurch Chinese Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/christchurch-chinese-church), a non-denominational church · 286 Greers Road
- [Highsted Road Christian Assembly](https://www.chch.live/worship/highsted-road-christian-assembly), a non-denominational church · 84 Highsted Road
- [Plymouth Brethren Christian Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/plymouth-brethren-christian-church), a Plymouth Brethren church
- [Rasol-O-Allah Islamic Center](https://www.chch.live/worship/rasol-o-allah-islamic-center), a mosque or musalla
- [Sri Ganesha Temple Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/worship/sri-ganesha-temple-christchurch), a Hindu temple
- [St Gregory's Catholic Church - Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-gregory-s-catholic-church-bishopdale), a Catholic church · 30 Cotswold Avenue
- [St Margaret's Presbyterian Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-margaret-s-presbyterian-church), a Presbyterian church
- [The Revival Fellowship](https://www.chch.live/worship/the-revival-fellowship), a Pentecostal church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (5)
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-301-bishopdale), 2.0 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-343-northcote), 1.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-310-bishopdale), 330 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-292-bishopdale), 193 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-325-bishopdale), 86 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 8.1% of this outline, about 25 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 6.2% of this outline, about 20 hectares, mostly **TC3**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 4.2% of this outline, about 13 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **47%** of it, Lower Styx River, Avon River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 313 hectares across **2** mapped overlays, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **25** classified reaches, the plan calling **Dudley Creek** and **Greers Drain**
           by name. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **12%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **925** photographs on this ground, 2010–2014, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **12.3 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, [Wheels to Wings](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/wheels-to-wings). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **2** inscribed plaques, [Veitch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/7604-veitch-reserve), [Orauwhata](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310889-orauwhata) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **7** drawn instruments, 7 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**4** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 1 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **129** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 16 hectares, mostly gravel, topsoil, silt, 2 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **60%** of this outline in the **medium** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **5** assets on this ground, 3 sets of steps, 2 ramps, sited at Bishopdale Park, Armitage Reserve. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **13** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 6 tennis, 2 rugby, 2 football, 1 basketball. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **2515** living trees inside this outline, **9** veterans among them, 55 carrying a protection, mostly Yoshino Cherry, Flowering Cherry, Kowhai. The file remembers **1157** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **52%** of this outline under **Residential Suburban**, **65%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 23%, Medium density residential zone 13%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **17 hectares** of this outline, **6%** , under 5 designations, mostly learning, power & signal. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).

## The names on this ground (1)
- [Dudley Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/dudley-creek), waterway · 9.4 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [NELSON DIOCESAN SYNOD, (Colonist, 18 September 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18680918.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [KIDNAPPING SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS (Colonist, 26 November 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18691126.2.43.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Nelson Evening Mail, 08 June 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18720608.2.6.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1872-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 06 March 1873)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18730306.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1873-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 October 1876)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18761003.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1876-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [THEOLOGICAL BOARD OF STUDIES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 14 February 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18770214.2.17), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1877-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Otago Daily Times. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1880. (Otago Daily Times, 24 February 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18800224.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1880-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1880. (Nelson Evening Mail, 19 March 1880)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18800319.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1880-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [NELSON. (Wanganui Herald, 02 November 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH18811102.2.12.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1881-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Nelson Evening Mail, 10 February 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18820210.2.11.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1882-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Bishopdale
- [Feral Pigeon seen — Harewood Rd near Cotswold Ave, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407650601), iNaturalist · beetlebug89, 12 Oct 2026
- [monocots seen — Bishopdale, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407380720), iNaturalist · greenfalls, 11 Oct 2026
- [I'm having a quiet night tomorrow and want to make a steak sandwich for dinner but it requires nice bread. Ideally, turkish or ciabatta or something like that. Feel free to provide any bread…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x0k60a/where_do_i_buy_nice_bread_tomorrow_afternoon/), r/chch · Secret-Plankton-392, 8 Oct 2026
- [Buff-tailed Bumble Bee seen — Harewood Rd near Cotswold Ave, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405881704), iNaturalist · beetlebug89, 5 Oct 2026
- [Cosmopolitan Ground Beetle seen — Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd), Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405881423), iNaturalist · beetlebug89, 5 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (285 injury crashes)

285 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 57 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Harewood Road at Greers Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/greers-road-and-harewood-road), 18 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=bishopdale)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (1,880 recorded victimisations)

1,880 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 51 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=bishopdale)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (21 stops)

21 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 125](https://www.chch.live/buses/125), [route 107](https://www.chch.live/buses/107), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc).
- Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd) near Harewood Rd
- Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd) near Harewood Rd
- Gardiners Rd near St Ives St near Gardiners Rd
- Gardiners Rd near St Ives St near Gardiners Rd
- Gardiners Road near Cullahill Street near Gardiners Road
- Gardiners Road near Cullahill Street near Gardiners Road
- Greers Rd near Ardmore Pl near Greers Rd
- Greers Rd near Ardmore Pl near Greers Rd
- Greers Rd near Ruddenklau Ln near Greers Rd
- Greers Rd near Ruddenklau Ln near Ruddenklau Ln
- Greers Rd near Saffron St near Greers Rd
- Greers Rd near Saffron St near Greers Rd
- Harewood Rd
- Harewood Rd near Breens Rd
- Harewood Rd near Cotswold Ave near Harewood Rd
- Harewood Rd near Cotswold Ave near Harewood Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (134 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-bishopdale), 19
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-bishopdale), 17
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-bishopdale), 7
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-bishopdale), 5
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-bishopdale), 5
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-bishopdale), 4
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-bishopdale), 4
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-bishopdale), 3
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-bishopdale), 3
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-bishopdale), 3
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-bishopdale), 3
- [Accountants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/accountant#in-bishopdale), 2
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-cleaning#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Fruit & veg](https://www.chch.live/businesses/greengrocer#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Pet Grooming](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pet-grooming#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Tattoo & piercing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tattoo#in-bishopdale), 2
- [Alternative](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-alternative#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Audiologists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/audiologist#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Bookmaker](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookmaker#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Brewing Supplies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/brewing-supplies#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Collector](https://www.chch.live/businesses/collector#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Construction Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-construction-company#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Financial advisors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/financial-advisor#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Florists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/florist#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Frame](https://www.chch.live/businesses/frame#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Gardener](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-gardener#in-bishopdale), 1
- [General](https://www.chch.live/businesses/general#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Hospital](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-hospital#in-bishopdale), 1
- [IT & software](https://www.chch.live/businesses/it-services#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/lawyer#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Ngo](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-ngo#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Optometrists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/optometrist#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Photographers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/photographer#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Physio](https://www.chch.live/businesses/physio#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Post offices](https://www.chch.live/businesses/post-office#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Surveyors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/surveyor#in-bishopdale), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-bishopdale), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Hell](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-bishopdale), Fast food
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-bishopdale), Supermarkets
- [Bishop Brothers Public House](https://www.chch.live/business/bishop-brothers-public-house-bishopdale), Restaurants
- [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-bishopdale), Cafés
- [Kinji Japanese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/kinji-japanese-restaurant-bishopdale), Restaurants
- [Abalone Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/abalone-thai-restaurant-bishopdale), Restaurants
- [Bishopdale Hearing](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-hearing-bishopdale), Audiologists
- [Greers Road Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/greers-road-medical-centre-bishopdale), Doctors & clinics
- [Kinji](https://www.chch.live/business/kinji-bishopdale), Restaurants
- [Papanui Club](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-club-bishopdale), Clubs

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote)
- [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood)
- [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr)
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside)
- [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Bishopdale with [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=northcote) · [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=harewood) · [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=bryndwr) · [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=burnside) · [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=papanui) · [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=casebrook), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Bishopdale?**

Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 4,320 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Bishopdale?**

9,710 people at the 2023 Census, 3,102 per square kilometre across 3.1 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Bishopdale?**

About 9,288 people and 3,537 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Bishopdale?**

4,320 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,169), roads & footpaths (826), trees & parks (768). 628 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Bishopdale had?**

285 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 57 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=bishopdale)

**What schools are in Bishopdale?**

5 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu, Breens Intermediate, Cotswold Mātāhae School, and 2 more.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Bishopdale · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Bishopdale