# 278 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City

17 reports on record since August 2017 · 13 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/278-barbadoes-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6
- [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), 1
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9111356), 18 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818659), 27 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8144187), 24 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7225567), 17 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6499638), 19 Jun 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5785941), 30 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4956978), 2 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845927), 3 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4747681), 5 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4747680), 5 Jun 2024

## Photographed here (13 on record)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9111356), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09111356/public/1_up9u422my74.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8818659), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08818659/public/1_tyt3b9uyncht.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8144187), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08144187/public/1_zz64u3hh5eq.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7225567), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225567/public/1_91yekc77pyv.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6499638), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06499638/public/1_xw0lbjv9njcu.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5785941), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05785941/public/1_jmfx9s0xuvjo.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4956978), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04956978/public/1_7n3gccq7x5kk.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4845927), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04845927/public/1_29jg54ws2fli.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4747681), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04747681/public/1_sej812io0xn.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4747680), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04747680/public/1_xyxi45yi8jle.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4604856), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04604856/public/1_7p4nb58t1e5w.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/311305), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00311305/0

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

## Also reported on Barbadoes Street
- [390 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/390-barbadoes-street), 65 reports
- [259 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/259-barbadoes-street), 51 reports
- [384 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/384-barbadoes-street), 47 reports
- [321 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/321-barbadoes-street), 37 reports
- [377 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/377-barbadoes-street), 36 reports
- [288 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/288-barbadoes-street), 29 reports
- [407 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/407-barbadoes-street), 28 reports
- [324 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/324-barbadoes-street), 28 reports
- [Barbadoes Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/barbadoes-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6458&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6458&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6458&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6458&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
- [Luxury Without Limits in CBD](https://www.chch.live/business/luxury-without-limits-in-cbd-christchurch-central-city), 6 m away · Hostels
- [Thrive Community Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/thrive-community-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 91 m away · Cafés
- [Eco Villa](https://www.chch.live/business/eco-villa-christchurch-central-city), 96 m away · Hostels
- [Christchurch Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-bowling-club-christchurch-central-city), 98 m away · Sports centres

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

## The bus nearby
- [Hereford St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=51600), 124 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)
- [Hereford St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=51594), 124 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)

*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), 242 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 Barbadoes Street in 215 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 31 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=barbadoes-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
*54 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
*122 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

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 214 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve), 348 m to the edge
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 475 m to the edge · Botanic

*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-534-linwood), 266 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 306 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 367 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city), 383 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-571-christchurch-central-city), 383 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 278 Barbadoes Street?**

17 council reports on record since August 2017, most often graffiti somewhere else (6), graffiti (6), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3).

**Which suburb is 278 Barbadoes Street in?**

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

**What stood at 278 Barbadoes Street before?**

The heritage register names 2 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 278 Barbadoes Street?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 214 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=278-barbadoes-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=barbadoes-street