# 2009 crashes in Christchurch 2,581 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2009, 917 hurt somebody, 13 people killed, 184 seriously hurt, 947 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. _-12% on 2008 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 11 - serious, 164 - minor, 742 - damage only, 1,664 ## Speed zones - 30 km/h, 10 - 50 km/h, 2,026, 7 killed - 60 km/h, 242 - 70 km/h, 89 - 80 km/h, 127, 2 killed - 100 km/h, 87, 4 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 1S, 84, 2 killed, 12 serious - State Highway 74, 76, 5 serious - Riccarton Road, 65, 4 serious - Blenheim Road, 62, 2 serious - Ferry Road, 60, 6 serious - Marshland Road, 59, 6 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 56 - State Highway 76, 50, 1 killed, 3 serious - Fitzgerald Avenue, 48, 1 serious - Manchester Street, 48, 3 serious The corner the year kept returning to: [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 21 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 21, 1 serious - [Bealey Avenue & Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 12, 1 serious - [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 11 - [Colombo Street & State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/colombo-street-and-sh-76), 11, 1 serious - [Main North Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-north-road-and-sh-74), 11, 1 serious - [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-road), 11, 1 serious - [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 11, 1 serious - [Cashel Street & Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/cashel-street-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 10 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 393 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 138 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 105 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 93 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 87 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 82 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 76 - [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 64 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 59 - [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley), 56 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 163 - motorcycles & mopeds, 160 - trucks, 121 - people walking, 120 - buses, 65 _92% urban. 15% on a state highway. 2,581 named a corner or a second road. 118 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 43, Easter 28, Queen's Birthday 24, Labour Weekend 23._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 286 - a fence, 202 - a post or pole, 145 - a tree, 73 - a kerb, 59 - a traffic sign, 45 - a traffic island, 32 - a house or building, 28 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 2,163 - light rain, 281 - heavy rain, 88 - mist or fog, 47 - snow, 1 _A second condition rode some of them, frost on 26, strong wind on 16._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 922 - traffic signals, 603 - a give way, 462 - no marked control, 438 - a stop sign, 152 - a school patrol, 4 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,784 - 4 lanes, 385 - 3 lanes, 151 - 6 lanes, 127 - 1 lane, 96 - 5 lanes, 28 _The way the road ran: 2,446 on a two-way road, 129 on a one-way street, 6 on off the road. 124 on a hill road. 13 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 31 on a bridge, 6 a motorway ramp, 5 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 2, a temporary speed limit 11, an advisory speed 19._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 2,309 - SUVs, 352 - vans & utes, 262 - taxis, 35 - other vehicles, 5 - trains, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading west, 340 - heading south, 318 - heading east, 312 - heading north, 302 _The street lights were on for 759, off for 69 and absent for 71._ ## The people who died, 13 Every fatal crash in the record in 2009, the roads it named: - State Highway 76 at Lincoln Road Obr - [Cashmere Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/cashmere-road) at [Sutherlands Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/sutherlands-road) - [Estuary Road](https://www.chch.live/street/south-new-brighton/estuary-road) at [Cradock Street](https://www.chch.live/street/south-new-brighton/cradock-street), 3 people - [Chedworth Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/chedworth-avenue) at [Dymock Place](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/dymock-place) - State Highway 1S at Chaneys Off Ramp - [State Highway 75](https://www.chch.live/street/little-river/state-highway-75) at Summit Road - [Awatea Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/awatea-road) at [Carrs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/wigram/carrs-road) - [Buchanans Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/buchanans-road) at State Highway 73 - [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/gloucester-street) at [Tancred Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/tancred-street) - [Main Road](https://www.chch.live/street/redcliffs/main-road) at [Cave Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/redcliffs/cave-terrace) - State Highway 1S at [Bentley Street](https://www.chch.live/street/russley/bentley-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2009?** 2,581 police-reported crashes, 917 hurt somebody, 13 people killed and 184 people were seriously hurt, 947 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 2009?** [Marshland Road and State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 21 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2009?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 393 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2009’s crashes cluster?** 15% were on a state highway. 118 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 43, Easter 28, Queen's Birthday 24, Labour Weekend 23). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2009 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes