# 153 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City 73 reports on record since February 2020 · 50 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 37 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 22 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869184), 5 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8833666), 30 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8634493), 25 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7892336), 12 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7716254), 10 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7497484), 6 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7295873), 29 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199474), 12 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6991857), 5 Oct 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6362381), 20 May 2025 ## Photographed here (50 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869184), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08869184/public/1_925do76pqed.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8833666), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08833666/public/1_nttyugz03khc.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8634493), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08634493/public/1_z86z2icr8biw.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7892336), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07892336/public/1_3iga518d0scr.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7716254), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07716254/public/1_ak983w6jidrj.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7497484), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07497484/public/1_fjv2p34229r8.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7295873), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07295873/public/1_jhcnthc38esh.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199474), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07199474/public/1_ljabxg5y5rqd.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6991857), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06991857/public/1_c8zyl2rrwvth.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6362381), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06362381/public/1_re8zkimcyuib.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5946082), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05946082/public/1_p879luzm6tmn.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/5946069), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05946069/public/1_wjtj0249s196.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Madras Street - [169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street), 50 reports - [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street), 49 reports - [282 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street), 37 reports - [160 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-madras-street), 35 reports - [163 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-madras-street), 32 reports - [281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street), 30 reports - [167 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-madras-street), 28 reports - [264 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/264-madras-street), 27 reports - [Madras Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.538&lon=172.6425&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.538&lon=172.6425&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.538&lon=172.6425&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.538&lon=172.6425&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 - [The Assembly](https://www.chch.live/business/the-assembly-christchurch-central-city), 13 m away · Clubs - [Leo's Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/leo-s-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 23 m away · Cafés - [City Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/city-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 24 m away · Restaurants - [Perry's Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/perry-s-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 27 m away · Cafés *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Madras St Terminus](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52936), 77 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85) - [Madras St near Southwark St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52943), 114 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Madras Street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-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 Grosvenor Hotel and Setting *187 m away · 367 Moorhouse Avenue · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/160)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, 129 High Street *200 m away · 1/129 High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/503)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings *229 m away · 147 High Street · located to ±45 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/549)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1864 ## The green nearby - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 132 m to the edge - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 232 m to the edge - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 292 m to the edge - [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), 297 m to the edge · Sports ground - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 423 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 230 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 182 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 182 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 213 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 213 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 228 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 153 Madras Street?** 73 council reports on record since February 2020, most often graffiti (37), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (22), graffiti somewhere else (5). **Which suburb is 153 Madras Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street). **What stood at 153 Madras Street before?** The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it, [Former Grosvenor Hotel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/160), [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503). **What is the nearest park to 153 Madras Street?** [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 132 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=153-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street