# 2008 crashes in Christchurch

2,774 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2008, 1,041 hurt somebody, 16 people killed, 219 seriously hurt, 1,075 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.

_-3% on 2007 for injury crashes._

## Severity

- fatal, 16
- serious, 202
- minor, 823
- damage only, 1,733

## Speed zones

- 20 km/h, 3
- 30 km/h, 13
- 40 km/h, 1
- 50 km/h, 2,177, 9 killed
- 60 km/h, 246, 1 killed
- 70 km/h, 95
- 80 km/h, 138, 5 killed
- 100 km/h, 101, 1 killed

_Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._

## The roads it named most

- State Highway 1S, 113, 1 killed, 8 serious
- State Highway 74, 79, 3 serious
- State Highway 76, 67, 5 serious
- Riccarton Road, 66, 6 serious
- Blenheim Road, 64, 2 serious
- Moorhouse Avenue, 64, 5 serious
- Colombo Street, 62, 5 serious
- Ferry Road, 57, 1 killed, 7 serious
- Manchester Street, 52, 6 serious
- State Highway 73, 47, 2 serious

The corner the year kept returning to: [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 16 crashes that year.

## The corners it kept returning to

- [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 16, 1 serious
- [Bealey Avenue & Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 13
- [Lincoln Road & Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/lincoln-road-and-moorhouse-avenue), 13
- [Colombo Street & State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/colombo-street-and-sh-76), 11, 1 serious
- [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-avenue), 10
- [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 10
- [Durham Street & Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/durham-street-and-moorhouse-avenue), 10
- [Blenheim Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-sh-73), 9, 1 serious

_The two roads a crash named together, ranked._

## Where they happened

- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 431
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 179
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 109
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 108
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 85
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 77
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 76
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 70
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 64
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 59

_Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._

## Who was involved

- people on bicycles, 189
- trucks, 171
- motorcycles & mopeds, 140
- people walking, 108
- buses, 66

_91% urban. 15% on a state highway. 2,774 named a corner or a second road. 137 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 42, Easter 38, Labour Weekend 30, Queen's Birthday 27._

## What they hit

- a parked vehicle, 295
- a fence, 188
- a post or pole, 186
- a tree, 98
- a kerb, 91
- a traffic sign, 58
- a traffic island, 42
- a phone box or power cabinet, 30

## The weather it happened in

- fine, 2,279
- light rain, 362
- heavy rain, 82
- mist or fog, 35
- snow, 13

_A second condition rode some of them, frost on 22, strong wind on 12._

## How the crossing was controlled

- not recorded, 1,023
- traffic signals, 663
- a give way, 487
- no marked control, 454
- a stop sign, 145
- a school patrol, 2

## The road itself

- 2 lanes, 1,930
- 4 lanes, 415
- 3 lanes, 155
- 6 lanes, 117
- 1 lane, 109
- 5 lanes, 36

_The way the road ran: 2,614 on a two-way road, 147 on a one-way street, 13 on off the road. 127 on a hill road. 3 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 26 on a bridge, 6 a rail crossing, 5 a motorway ramp. roadworks marked 1, a temporary speed limit 6, an advisory speed 24._

## The vehicles on the day

- cars & station wagons, 2,477
- SUVs, 401
- vans & utes, 294
- taxis, 40
- other vehicles, 5
- school buses, 1
- trains, 1

## The way they were travelling

- heading east, 358
- heading west, 353
- heading north, 332
- heading south, 332

_The street lights were on for 825, off for 71 and absent for 74._

## The people who died, 16

Every fatal crash in the record in 2008, the roads it named:

- State Highway 1S at [Avonhead Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avonhead/avonhead-road)
- [Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ouruhia/marshland-road) at [Turners Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ouruhia/turners-road)
- [Milton Street](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/milton-street) at [Simeon Street](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/simeon-street)
- Main North Road at Link Road
- [Wainoni Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wainoni/wainoni-road) at [Bickerton Street](https://www.chch.live/street/wainoni/bickerton-street)
- [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road) at Gould Crescent W
- [St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street) at [Duke Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/duke-street)
- [Fendalton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/fendalton/fendalton-road) at [Jacksons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/fendalton/jacksons-road)
- [River Road](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/river-road) at [Banks Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/banks-avenue)
- Styx Mill Road at [Gardiners Road](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/gardiners-road)
- [McAlpine Street](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/mcalpine-street) at [Jipcho Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/jipcho-road)
- [Middlepark Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/middlepark-road) at [Doncaster Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/doncaster-street)
- [Lower Styx Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/lower-styx-road) at [Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/marshland-road)
- [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/main-south-road) at [Garvins Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/garvins-road)
- State Highway 75 at Summit Road
- [Clarence Street](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/clarence-street) at [Peverel Street](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/peverel-street)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2008?**

2,774 police-reported crashes, 1,041 hurt somebody, 16 people killed and 219 people were seriously hurt, 1,075 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 2008?**

[Marshland Road and State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 16 crashes that year.

**Which suburb had the most crashes in 2008?**

[Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 431 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines.

**Where and when did 2008’s crashes cluster?**

15% were on a state highway. 137 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 42, Easter 38, Labour Weekend 30, Queen's Birthday 27).

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2008
Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes
Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes