# 2006 crashes in Christchurch 2,923 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2006, 941 hurt somebody, 10 people killed, 167 seriously hurt, 991 minor injuries. From NZTA’s Crash Analysis System, crashes a police officer wrote up. Damage-only and minor crashes are underreported everywhere; the killed and seriously-hurt numbers are the ones that hold. ## Severity - fatal, 10 - serious, 158 - minor, 773 - damage only, 1,982 ## Speed zones - 20 km/h, 18, 1 killed - 30 km/h, 31 - 50 km/h, 2,284, 4 killed - 60 km/h, 238, 2 killed - 70 km/h, 99, 2 killed - 80 km/h, 146 - 100 km/h, 107, 1 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - Colombo Street, 73, 4 serious - Riccarton Road, 71, 4 serious - Manchester Street, 70, 1 killed, 3 serious - State Highway 74, 64, 3 serious - Ferry Road, 58, 1 killed, 5 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 55, 2 serious - State Highway 76 Brougham, 49, 2 serious - Fitzgerald Avenue, 46, 1 serious - Blenheim Road, 44, 1 killed, 2 serious - Bealey Avenue, 42 The corner the year kept returning to: [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 26 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 26 - [Bealey Avenue & Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 16 - [Main North Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-north-road-and-sh-74), 12 - [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 11 - [Cashel Street & Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/cashel-street-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 11, 1 serious - [Aldwins Road & Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/aldwins-road-and-linwood-avenue), 10, 1 serious - [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-road), 9 - [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 9 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 463 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 161 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 135 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 110 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 86 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 83 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 72 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 68 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 63 - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 61 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - trucks, 167 - people on bicycles, 165 - motorcycles & mopeds, 115 - people walking, 107 - buses, 67 _91% urban. 16% on a state highway. 2,923 named a corner or a second road. 177 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 78, Queen's Birthday 39, Labour Weekend 31, Easter 29._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 301 - a fence, 208 - a post or pole, 157 - a tree, 93 - a kerb, 80 - a traffic island, 64 - a traffic sign, 48 - a phone box or power cabinet, 43 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 2,456 - light rain, 314 - heavy rain, 91 - mist or fog, 49 - snow, 7 _A second condition rode some of them, strong wind on 25, frost on 21._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 1,020 - traffic signals, 662 - a give way, 564 - no marked control, 467 - a stop sign, 210 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 2,027 - 4 lanes, 445 - 3 lanes, 160 - 6 lanes, 103 - 1 lane, 101 - 5 lanes, 34 _The way the road ran: 2,706 on a two-way road, 161 on a one-way street, 56 on off the road. 97 on a hill road. 16 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 25 on a bridge, 7 a rail crossing, 4 a motorway ramp. roadworks marked 4, a temporary speed limit 7, an advisory speed 34._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 2,704 - SUVs, 356 - vans & utes, 326 - taxis, 47 - trains, 2 - other vehicles, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading north, 351 - heading south, 349 - heading west, 326 - heading east, 326 _The street lights were on for 851, off for 80 and absent for 66._ ## The people who died, 10 Every fatal crash in the record in 2006, the roads it named: - [Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/street/opawa/opawa-road) at Vincent Place East - [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/summit-road) at [Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/dyers-pass-road) - State Highway 75 at Gebbies Pass Road - [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road) at Gould Crescent W - [Cranford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/cranford-street) at [Fraser Street](https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/fraser-street) - [Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/blenheim-road) at [Curletts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/curletts-road) - Z Cpk New World Warwick at [Stanmore Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/stanmore-road) - State Highway 1S Russley at [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/russley/yaldhurst-road) - [Simeon Street](https://www.chch.live/street/spreydon/simeon-street) at [Meadowville Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/spreydon/meadowville-avenue) - [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street) at [Cashel Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cashel-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2006?** 2,923 police-reported crashes, 941 hurt somebody, 10 people killed and 167 people were seriously hurt, 991 minor injuries. The police crash record counts crashes where someone was hurt or a report was filed, most minor bumps never reach it. **What was the worst corner in Christchurch in 2006?** [Marshland Road and State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 26 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2006?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 463 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2006’s crashes cluster?** 16% were on a state highway. 177 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 78, Queen's Birthday 39, Labour Weekend 31, Easter 29). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2006 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes