# 169 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City 50 reports on record since February 2018 · 39 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 18 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 13 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 11 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 1 - [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7288284) — 28 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239432) — 19 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199531) — 12 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199525) — 12 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199507) — 12 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6649027) — 24 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6606621) — 14 Jul 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6515617) — 23 Jun 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6233538) — 24 Apr 2025 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5992986) — 8 Mar 2025 ## Photographed here (39 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7288284) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07288284/public/1_2qexvg7rjoid.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239432) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239432/public/1_lkxv8v2oy0ha.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199531) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07199531/public/1_uhs8oxk9t2ld.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199525) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07199525/public/1_lfs48x9lkma.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7199507) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07199507/public/1_jc847aejc2lh.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6649027) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06649027/public/1_whu69bg00gi.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6606621) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06606621/public/1_5u8sh0hqtfe.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6515617) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06506053/public/1_z1sjqbu02ysn.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6233538) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06233538/public/1_x2pyeioskjs.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5992986) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05992986/public/1_ed68t5g1zgmb.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5945950) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05945950/public/1_4egg4vraenf6.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5945939) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05945939/public/1_ze74pkmnj9et.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Madras Street - [153 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street) — 73 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) — 29 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) ## On the doorstep - [Artbox at Ara - Project Hub](https://www.chch.live/business/artbox-at-ara-project-hub-christchurch-central-city) — 26 m away · Galleries - [Black Betty](https://www.chch.live/business/black-betty-christchurch-central-city) — 37 m away · Cafés - [The Pantry on Campus](https://www.chch.live/business/the-pantry-on-campus-christchurch-central-city) — 45 m away · Cafés - [Gordon Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/gordon-harris-christchurch-central-city) — 49 m away · Craft *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Madras St near Southwark St — 40 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) - Ara Institute — 144 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81) *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 — 129 High Street *129 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 *162 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 ## What was here — Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites *244 m away · 181 High Street · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/431)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1909 ## What was here — 319 St Asaph Street *245 m away · 319 St Asaph Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/529)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 58 m to the edge - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 307 m to the edge - [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) — 353 m to the edge · Sports ground - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 364 m to the edge · Botanic - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve) — 366 m to the edge *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) — 161 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) — 107 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 107 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 228 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 237 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 287 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 169 Madras Street?** 50 council reports on record since February 2018 — most often graffiti (18), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (13), graffiti somewhere else (11). **Which suburb is 169 Madras Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street). **What stood at 169 Madras Street before?** The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it — [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503), [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549). **What is the nearest park to 169 Madras Street?** [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 58 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=169-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street