# 253 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central City

12 reports on record since January 2018 · 11 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/253-kilmore-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 3
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 1
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8911616) — 13 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8832462) — 30 Aug 2026
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7281347) — 27 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6726595) — 10 Aug 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6569579) — 6 Jul 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5803473) — 3 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5339943) — 30 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5339932) — 30 Oct 2024
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5232242) — 7 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5022670) — 19 Aug 2024

## Photographed here (11 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8911616) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08911616/public/1_9rudxovdkas5.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8832462) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08832462/public/1_6eh7vtidmybe.jpg
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7281347) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07281347/public/1_khttnl24n1s8.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6726595) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06726595/public/1_knvhs08j6894.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6569579) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06569579/public/1_w9cch63ar3dr.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5803473) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05803473/public/1_aoh34avy6voo.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5339943) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05339943/public/1_5bdmxz9jpia6.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5339932) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05339932/public/1_cjdhsemr0hu.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5232242) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05232242/public/1_awgjzgu6h6tg.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5022670) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05022670/public/1_qykyrzk1rcc.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/347481) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00347481/0

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Kilmore Street
- [70 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/70-kilmore-street) — 86 reports
- [211 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/211-kilmore-street) — 72 reports
- [294E Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/294e-kilmore-street) — 53 reports
- [277 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/277-kilmore-street) — 49 reports
- [254 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/254-kilmore-street) — 42 reports
- [86 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-kilmore-street) — 30 reports
- [284 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/284-kilmore-street) — 29 reports
- [229 Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/229-kilmore-street) — 28 reports
- [Kilmore Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/kilmore-street)

## On the doorstep
- [Christchurch Bridge Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-bridge-club-christchurch-central-city) — 77 m away · Clubs
- [Boteco](https://www.chch.live/business/boteco-christchurch-central-city) — 89 m away · Cafés
- [Boteco Cafe & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/boteco-cafe-restaurant-christchurch-central-city) — 91 m away · Restaurants
- [Advanced Ceramics](https://www.chch.live/business/advanced-ceramics-christchurch-central-city) — 92 m away · Dentists

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

## The bus nearby
- Fitzgerald Ave near River Rd — 305 m away · [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- Fitzgerald Ave near Avonside Dr — 311 m away · [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [This Cairn / Marks the Site / of the / Brick Wharf](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310902-avon-riverbank-central-city) — 192 m away — “THIS CAIRN / MARKS THE SITE / OF THE / BRICK WHARF / WHERE THE / EARLY SETTLER / LANDED 18…”
- [Plaque no. 310899](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310899-ground) — 231 m away
- [Plaque no. 310900](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310900-ground) — 231 m away

*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 Kilmore Street in 104 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 person killed, 22 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=kilmore-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
*33 m away · 250 Kilmore Street · located to ±8 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/125)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting
*120 m away · 228 Kilmore Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/124)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — The Bricks Site, Cairn and Setting
*196 m away · 311 Oxford Terrace · located to ±35 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/44)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Former Maturing Cellars and Administration Offices and Setting
*210 m away · 294 Kilmore Street · located to ±24 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/76)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7512

## What was here — Former Boiler House and Setting
*240 m away · 175 Chester Street East · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/424)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve) — 144 m to the edge
- [Walnut Tree Park](https://www.chch.live/park/986-walnut-tree-park) — 169 m to the edge · playground — 25 pieces
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city) — 171 m to the edge · 6 ha
- [Cambridge Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1025-cambridge-green) — 192 m to the edge
- [Barbadoes Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1341-barbadoes-cemetery) — 257 m to the edge · Botanic · 3 ha

*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-532-christchurch-central-city) — 15 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-542-christchurch-central-city) — 175 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-538-christchurch-central-city) — 205 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-546-christchurch-central-city) — 209 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 256 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 Kilmore Street?**

12 council reports on record since January 2018 — most often graffiti somewhere else (3), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3), dumped rubbish (3).

**Which suburb is 253 Kilmore Street in?**

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

**What stood at 253 Kilmore Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/125), [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/124).

**What is the nearest park to 253 Kilmore Street?**

[Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve) — 144 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=253-kilmore-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=kilmore-street
