# 163 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City 23 reports on record since December 2017 · 19 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-worcester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 4 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 2 - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7805532) — 25 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7285208) — 27 Nov 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7258801) — 23 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6647907) — 23 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6631565) — 20 Jul 2025 - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6356778) — 19 May 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/6186797) — 14 Apr 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6020930) — 13 Mar 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6008550) — 11 Mar 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5102181) — 5 Sept 2024 ## Photographed here (19 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7805532) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07805532/public/1_2zf1dou2ed7l.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7285208) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07285208/public/1_vi0y1njmj7d9.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7258801) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07258801/public/1_hxqa3ml1l7ce.jpg - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6647907) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06647907/public/1_j7y4e00jmqn.jpg - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/6631565) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06631565/public/1_stymy2dksk84.jpg - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/6356778) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06356778/public/1_53f5kwvgbdd6.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/6186797) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06186797/public/1_bmqlzxt7hyof.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6020930) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06020930/public/1_yvz0c1frdqsk.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6008550) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06008550/public/1_zkpff42xl28.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5102181) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05102181/public/1_jbxodsz4icnf.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5079787) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05079787/public/1_4zh5j5xwlipq.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5079782) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05079782/public/1_wmxzfx7b8shg.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Worcester Street - [142 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/142-worcester-street) — 103 reports - [3 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/3-worcester-street) — 78 reports - [78 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/78-worcester-street) — 69 reports - [67 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/67-worcester-street) — 60 reports - [138 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/138-worcester-street) — 60 reports - [151 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/151-worcester-street) — 50 reports - [40 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/40-worcester-street) — 40 reports - [154 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/154-worcester-street) — 34 reports - [Worcester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street) ## On the doorstep - [Christchurch Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-club-christchurch-central-city) — 50 m away · Clubs - [Christchurch Central City Apartment](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-central-city-apartment-christchurch-central-city) — 95 m away · Apartments - [Cathedral Square Market](https://www.chch.live/business/cathedral-square-market-christchurch-central-city) — 101 m away · Markets - [Purple Dragon Noodles Food Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/purple-dragon-noodles-food-cart-christchurch-central-city) — 148 m away · Fast food *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 107 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) - Manchester St Super Stop — 120 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground) — 144 m away — “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018 - [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square) — 178 m away — “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013 *The plaque pins come from the register — a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Worcester Street in 64 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=worcester-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 — Christchurch Club and Setting *38 m away · 154 Worcester Street · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/280)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/292 ## What was here — Latimer Square and Setting *on this spot · located to ±119 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/128)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here — Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building *152 m away · 217 Manchester Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/105)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/307 ## What was here — Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting *152 m away · 124 Worcester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/279)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/306 ## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance *172 m away · 58/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±28 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/278)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1931 ## The green nearby - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 74 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) — 285 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 344 m to the edge - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 348 m to the edge · Botanic - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve) — 364 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56) — 334 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 395 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city) — 10 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 128 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 232 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 259 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city) — 314 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 163 Worcester Street?** 23 council reports on record since December 2017 — most often graffiti (8), pavement - damaged (4), vandalism - general (2). **Which suburb is 163 Worcester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street). **What stood at 163 Worcester Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280), [Latimer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/128). **What is the nearest park to 163 Worcester Street?** [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 74 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=163-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street