# 20 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City 24 reports on record since July 2022 · 12 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-worcester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7 - General Request, 4 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7412797), 20 Dec 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7179533), 9 Nov 2025 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6980944), 2 Oct 2025 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6569059), 6 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6363620), 20 May 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5863884), 13 Feb 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5327279), 28 Oct 2024 - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5286690), 19 Oct 2024 - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5250376), 11 Oct 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5203989), 30 Sept 2024 ## Photographed here (12 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7412797), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07412797/public/1_pw8f9wtswuhx.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7179533), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07179533/public/1_xbrkecc8rgph.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6980944), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06980944/public/1_ed3taaynq1dp.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6569059), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06569059/public/1_fc3y10c74h4g.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5863884), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05863884/public/1_aekqwuqu8v6.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5327279), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05327279/public/1_clzx5b9flbq.jpg - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5286690), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05286690/public/1_womkdu39r99w.jpg - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5250376), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05250376/public/1_jdxjhrk26xcs.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5203989), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05203989/public/1_d8v0htl7u64k.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4883025), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04883025/public/1_pwe7f7kd4oo.jpg - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4457537), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04457537/public/1_zhp4lxa3lqdt.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4457525), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04457525/public/1_dn1gnk5rh4pv.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) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.531&lon=172.6288&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.531&lon=172.6288&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.531&lon=172.6288&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 - [Paint 'n' Sip Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/paint-n-sip-studio-christchurch-central-city), 26 m away · Bars & pubs - [Opening 2022: Boutique Arts Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/opening-2022-boutique-arts-hotel-christchurch-central-city), 27 m away · Venues & events - [The Arts Centre Walking Tours](https://www.chch.live/business/the-arts-centre-walking-tours-christchurch-central-city), 30 m away · Attractions - [The Classic Villa](https://www.chch.live/business/the-classic-villa-christchurch-central-city), 35 m away · Hotels *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52927), 128 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53185), 195 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85600-botanic-gardens), 120 m away, “BOTANIC GARDENS / THIS FENCE, ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE BOTANIC GARDENS…” · 2004 - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85616-botanic-gardens), 122 m away, “BOTANIC GARDENS / ADMINISTERED BY THE CHRISTCHURCH DOMAINS BOARD UNTIL 1946 AND SINCE BY T…” · 2004 - [Christchurch Botanic Gardens - Donated by Llewellyn](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85599-botanic-gardens), 123 m away, “CHRISTCHURCH BOTANIC GARDENS - DONATED BY LLEWELLYN J MITCHELL” · 1998 *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, Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting *26 m away · 28 Worcester Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/259)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Mechanical Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting *30 m away · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/257)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *43 m away · 15 Worcester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/271)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1891 ## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting *44 m away · 17 Worcester Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/272)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1892 ## What was here, Electrical Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting *45 m away · 13 Hereford Street · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/260)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 127 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 262 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha - [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 263 m to the edge - [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 278 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 379 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29), 84 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 250 m away · Council office - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 319 m away · Car park - [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 433 m away · Car park - [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 434 m away · Car park - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 490 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-488-christchurch-central-city), 6 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 139 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 181 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city), 233 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 247 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 20 Worcester Street?** 24 council reports on record since July 2022, most often graffiti (7), general request (4), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3). **Which suburb is 20 Worcester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street). **What stood at 20 Worcester Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/259), [Mechanical Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/257). **What is the nearest park to 20 Worcester Street?** [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 127 m to its edge, 21 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=20-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street