# 253 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City 13 reports on record since February 2020 · 12 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/253-hereford-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 1 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8818602) — 27 Aug 2026 - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8580762) — 15 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7399499) — 17 Dec 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6682046) — 31 Jul 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5958381) — 2 Mar 2025 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5645620) — 5 Jan 2025 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5479472) — 29 Nov 2024 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5409209) — 14 Nov 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5335991) — 29 Oct 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4391110) — 8 Mar 2024 ## Photographed here (12 on record) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8818602) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08818602/public/1_3sc7oun3upto.jpg - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8580762) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08580762/public/1_gizm3vdk64rp.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7399499) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07399499/public/1_2zkmouew2rp.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6682046) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06682046/public/1_nft4s1l9sljq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5958381) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05958381/public/1_od6c8gwiqfl7.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5645620) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05645620/public/1_9d113n3o105e.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5479472) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05479472/public/1_hli3n5l3qqse.jpg - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5409209) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05409209/public/1_elti4c6e2tq6.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5335991) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05335991/public/1_flcrovjc5o8q.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4391110) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04391110/public/1_txlai5g8r2b.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4178133) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04178133/public/1_jyyj4yi2x28s.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/988686) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00988686/0_WxKkGC [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Hereford Street - [53 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-hereford-street) — 125 reports - [71 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-hereford-street) — 91 reports - [48 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-hereford-street) — 76 reports - [197 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/197-hereford-street) — 62 reports - [141 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-hereford-street) — 62 reports - [262 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262-hereford-street) — 59 reports - [214 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-hereford-street) — 53 reports - [147 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/147-hereford-street) — 46 reports - [Hereford Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street) ## On the doorstep - [Ecovilla](https://www.chch.live/business/ecovilla-christchurch-central-city) — 14 m away · Hotels - [Eco Villa](https://www.chch.live/business/eco-villa-christchurch-central-city) — 20 m away · Hostels - [City Central Motel Apartments](https://www.chch.live/business/city-central-motel-apartments-christchurch-central-city) — 88 m away · Motels - [Luxury Without Limits in CBD](https://www.chch.live/business/luxury-without-limits-in-cbd-christchurch-central-city) — 95 m away · Hostels *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Hereford St near Barbadoes St — 25 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60) - Hereford St near Barbadoes St — 32 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Hereford Street in 154 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 person killed, 25 seriously hurt. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=hereford-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 — St Luke's Chapel and Setting *104 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 and Setting *153 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 — Latimer Square and Setting *229 m away · located to ±119 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/128)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 161 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve) — 445 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) — 485 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) — 274 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 350 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 378 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 403 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city) — 436 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 253 Hereford Street?** 13 council reports on record since February 2020 — most often graffiti (4), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3), graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (2). **Which suburb is 253 Hereford Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street). **What stood at 253 Hereford Street before?** The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it — [St Luke's Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/106), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/281). **What is the nearest park to 253 Hereford Street?** [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 161 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=253-hereford-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=hereford-street