# 12 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City 12 reports on record since August 2018 · 12 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-welles-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 - Facility - General Request, 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869504), 5 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6315197), 10 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5505631), 4 Dec 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5207910), 1 Oct 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5006035), 14 Aug 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4921231), 24 Jul 2024 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4854984), 6 Jul 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4816665), 25 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4771347), 12 Jun 2024 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4122579), 10 Jan 2024 ## Photographed here (12 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869504), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08869504/public/1_hwq0ngwj2biq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6315197), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06315197/public/1_3pksu4lremmc.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5505631), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05505631/public/1_7qewkhc6t9pc.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5207910), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05207910/public/1_haecuilpr3ek.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5006035), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05006035/public/1_4j9sndkboy8s.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4921231), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04921231/public/1_w6xcr8ccx5qi.jpg - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4854984), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04854984/public/1_xbso3xwmoxbe.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4816665), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04816665/public/1_6i0a1kjh12gj.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4771347), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04771347/public/1_ayb4s185hkd.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4122579), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04122579/public/1_hb2dic7yko1.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1673480), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01673480/1_Q3Bx6H.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/483833), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00483833/0 [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Welles Street - [25 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-welles-street), 37 reports - [10 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-welles-street), 33 reports - [22 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street), 30 reports - [44 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-welles-street), 28 reports - [41 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/41-welles-street), 27 reports - [7 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-welles-street), 23 reports - [37 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-welles-street), 18 reports - [45 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-welles-street), 17 reports - [Welles Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6375&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6375&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6375&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5371&lon=172.6375&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ *Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.* ## On the doorstep - [Marcus Shaw - Action Coach](https://www.chch.live/business/marcus-shaw-action-coach-christchurch-central-city), 10 m away · Business - [Coffee Supreme](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-supreme-christchurch-central-city), 13 m away · Cafés - [GoodFor](https://www.chch.live/business/goodfor-christchurch-central-city), 16 m away · Delis - [Two Raw Sisters](https://www.chch.live/business/two-raw-sisters-christchurch-central-city), 17 m away · Delis *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [St Asaph St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012693), 163 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) - [South City (Northbound)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14974), 169 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Welles Street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=welles-street&suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Renting nearby New bonds in Christchurch Central City ran about **$508 a week**, $42 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-living). ## The civic layer This ground votes in [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards). ## What was here, Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting *74 m away · 7/204 St Asaph Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/227)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1911 ## What was here, Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting *92 m away · 2/210 St Asaph Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/226)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1917 ## What was here, Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting *113 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118 ## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers *211 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127 ## What was here, Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting *227 m away · 214 Tuam Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/233)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3140 ## The green nearby - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 326 m to the edge · Botanic - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 426 m to the edge - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 430 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 450 m to the edge - [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), 456 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 271 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 478 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 173 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 197 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 319 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 319 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 326 m to the line · walk · bike *Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.* ## Questions, answered briefly **What has been reported at 12 Welles Street?** 12 council reports on record since August 2018, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (7), graffiti (2), vandalism - general (1). **Which suburb is 12 Welles Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street). **What stood at 12 Welles Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227), [Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/226). **What is the nearest park to 12 Welles Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 326 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=12-welles-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=welles-street