# 23 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City 11 reports on record since February 2024 · 11 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/23-worcester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3 - [Poles and Signage - General](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 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7652388), 31 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6363828), 20 May 2025 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/5744717), 23 Jan 2025 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5564544), 17 Dec 2024 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5560192), 16 Dec 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5429021), 18 Nov 2024 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5097356), 4 Sept 2024 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4924980), 25 Jul 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4482864), 1 Apr 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4457765), 25 Mar 2024 ## Photographed here (11 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7652388), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07652388/public/1_4hzcwc1w9als.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6363828), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06363828/public/1_gasmptsog5w.jpg - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/5744717), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05744717/public/1_xyheu3xd39s7.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5564544), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05564544/public/1_dwd456grwuw8.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5560192), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05560192/public/1_jaxeg0px6rdd.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5429021), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05429021/public/1_48d98bvuonbl.jpg - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5097356), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05097356/public/1_6ms1yn2qkvi6.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4924980), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04924980/public/1_fikfhmuvkmhh.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4482864), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04482864/public/1_cw03plt4j0if.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4457765), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04457765/public/1_zqt89iuz5bls.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4237389), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04237389/public/1_klo8901ba2h.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=-43.5309&lon=172.6291&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6291&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6291&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 Arts Centre Walking Tours](https://www.chch.live/business/the-arts-centre-walking-tours-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Attractions - [Cook 'N' With Gas](https://www.chch.live/business/cook-n-with-gas-christchurch-central-city), 21 m away · Restaurants - [Cook 'n' With Gas & The Astro Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/cook-n-with-gas-the-astro-lounge-christchurch-central-city), 33 m away · Restaurants - [The Classic Villa](https://www.chch.live/business/the-classic-villa-christchurch-central-city), 36 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), 140 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52915), 194 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), 150 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), 152 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), 154 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, Former Dwelling and Setting *21 m away · 23 Worcester Street · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/274)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1894 ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *30 m away · 21 Worcester Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/273)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1893 ## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting *42 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, Christchurch Boys' High School and Setting *49 m away · located to ±25 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/254)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3658 ## What was here, Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting *49 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. ## The green nearby - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 149 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces - [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 256 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 257 m to the edge - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 268 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 352 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), 101 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 230 m away · Council office - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 317 m away · Car park - [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 403 m away · Car park - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 460 m away · Car park - [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 464 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), 8 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 154 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 166 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 233 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 260 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 23 Worcester Street?** 11 council reports on record since February 2024, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3), poles and signage - general (2), graffiti somewhere else (2). **Which suburb is 23 Worcester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street). **What stood at 23 Worcester Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/274), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/273). **What is the nearest park to 23 Worcester Street?** [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 149 m to its edge, 21 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=23-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street