# 28 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City

11 reports on record since June 2023 · 4 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-worcester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9062190), 9 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7951613), 22 Mar 2026
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7651965), 31 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4482866), 1 Apr 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3834864), 24 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3829570), 23 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3811704), 18 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3606148), 15 Aug 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3575332), 5 Aug 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3487855), 8 Jul 2023

## Photographed here (4 on record)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9062190), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09062190/public/1_ibatu5gqzy9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7951613), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07951613/public/1_hqiqz2htero.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7651965), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07651965/public/1_f7hrp1wrtan.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4482866), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04482866/public/1_ozi116cmjtqa.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
- [The Arts Centre Walking Tours](https://www.chch.live/business/the-arts-centre-walking-tours-christchurch-central-city), 7 m away · Attractions
- [Absolution](https://www.chch.live/business/absolution-christchurch-central-city), 30 m away · Business
- [Cook 'N' With Gas](https://www.chch.live/business/cook-n-with-gas-christchurch-central-city), 34 m away · Restaurants
- [Friday Creative](https://www.chch.live/business/friday-creative-christchurch-central-city), 40 m away · Business

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

## The bus nearby
- Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St, 149 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Hereford St near Montreal St, 185 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), 148 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), 150 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), 151 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
*34 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, Christchurch Boys' High School and Setting
*38 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
*40 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.

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*43 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, Electrical Engineering Extension, School of Engineering, and Setting
*51 m away · 15 Hereford Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/262)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 154 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 268 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 270 m to the edge
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 279 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 350 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), 107 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 224 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 305 m away · Car park
- [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 411 m away · Car park
- [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 458 m away · Car park
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 469 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), 5 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 153 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 167 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 246 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city), 252 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 28 Worcester Street?**

11 council reports on record since June 2023, most often graffiti (7), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2), poles and signage - general (1).

**Which suburb is 28 Worcester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 28 Worcester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/274), [Christchurch Boys' High School and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/254).

**What is the nearest park to 28 Worcester Street?**

[Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 154 m to its edge, 21 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=28-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street
