# 242 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City

17 reports on record since May 2018 · 15 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/242-worcester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 3
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 2
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 1
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 1

## Reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8942478) — 18 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7499677) — 7 Jan 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/6231430) — 23 Apr 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5726023) — 20 Jan 2025
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5613009) — 29 Dec 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5208600) — 1 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845888) — 3 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845879) — 3 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845878) — 3 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4828119) — 28 Jun 2024

## Photographed here (15 on record)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8942478) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08942478/public/1_pokz6jxe60kt.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7499677) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07499677/public/1_zfrldeuyswnr.jpg
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/6231430) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06231430/public/1_vxigvf3odaqq.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5726023) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05726023/public/1_py41sr2rykf.jpg
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5613009) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05613009/public/1_i5y28qn2e3v.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5208600) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05208600/public/1_fsz1rn3hcrj.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845888) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04845888/public/1_fv64soeza9mp.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845879) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04845879/public/1_ltyrnn57und.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845878) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04845878/public/1_xxvflyfuxtgg.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4828119) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04828119/public/1_2xrqqbht2qtq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4451449) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04451449/public/1_4wvgla7qsxj.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4147054) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04147054/public/1_mfyht6h83pl.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
- [Vagabond Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/vagabond-backpackers-christchurch-central-city) — 22 m away · Hostels
- [YWCA](https://www.chch.live/business/ywca-christchurch-central-city) — 76 m away · Ngo
- [Christchurch Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-bowling-club-christchurch-central-city) — 90 m away · Sports centres
- [The Great Opportunity Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-great-opportunity-shop-christchurch-central-city) — 93 m away · Op shops

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- Gloucester St near Fitzgerald Ave — 157 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- Gloucester St near Fitzgerald Ave — 160 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [Thanks to / Käinga ORA](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310903-te-ara-a-rongo-gloucester-worc) — 129 m away — “Thanks to / Kāinga Ora / for their contribution to this seat / and the local community”

*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 — Dwelling and Setting
*125 m away · 229 Worcester Street · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/281)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — St Luke's Chapel and Setting
*164 m away · 272 Hereford Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/106)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/5328

## What was here — Dwelling/Commercial Building and Setting
*217 m away · 147 Fitzgerald Avenue · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/317)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve) — 315 m to the edge
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 369 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Worcester Pump Station Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1340-worcester-pump-station-park) — 391 m to the edge · playground — 2 pieces

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.*

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city) — 228 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-571-christchurch-central-city) — 228 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 255 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-569-christchurch-central-city) — 340 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city) — 461 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 242 Worcester Street?**

17 council reports on record since May 2018 — most often graffiti somewhere else (4), graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset (3), dumped rubbish (3).

**Which suburb is 242 Worcester Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street).

**What stood at 242 Worcester Street before?**

The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it — [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/281), [St Luke's Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/106).

**What is the nearest park to 242 Worcester Street?**

[Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve) — 315 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=242-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street