# 2010 crashes in Christchurch 2,220 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2010, 862 hurt somebody, 19 people killed, 228 seriously hurt, 828 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. _-6% on 2009 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 15 - serious, 209 - minor, 638 - damage only, 1,358 ## Speed zones - 10 km/h, 1 - 30 km/h, 10 - 40 km/h, 1 - 50 km/h, 1,721, 14 killed - 60 km/h, 191, 3 killed - 70 km/h, 80 - 80 km/h, 129, 1 killed - 100 km/h, 87, 1 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 1S, 81, 1 killed, 4 serious - State Highway 74, 69, 10 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 54, 1 killed, 3 serious - Riccarton Road, 52, 2 serious - State Highway 76, 49, 1 killed, 7 serious - Marshland Road, 47, 5 serious - Ferry Road, 45, 6 serious - Fitzgerald Avenue, 42, 2 killed, 3 serious - State Highway 73, 42, 4 serious - Blenheim Road, 40, 6 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 - [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 13, 4 serious - [Bealey Avenue & Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 10 - [State Highway 1S & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-1s-and-sh-73), 9 - [Fitzgerald Avenue & Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/fitzgerald-avenue-and-hereford-street), 9, 1 serious - [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-avenue), 9 - [Barbadoes Street & Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/barbadoes-street-and-bealey-avenue), 9, 3 serious - [Fitzgerald Avenue & Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/fitzgerald-avenue-and-gloucester-street), 8, 2 killed _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 347 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 122 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 102 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 84 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 80 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 68 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 62 - [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 55 - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 52 - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 47 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 164 - motorcycles & mopeds, 128 - trucks, 123 - people walking, 118 - buses, 48 _90% urban. 15% on a state highway. 2,220 named a corner or a second road. 108 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 37, Easter 25, Labour Weekend 24, Queen's Birthday 22._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 213 - a fence, 135 - a post or pole, 129 - a kerb, 64 - a tree, 56 - a traffic sign, 45 - a house or building, 31 - a traffic island, 28 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,839 - light rain, 286 - heavy rain, 64 - mist or fog, 31 _A second condition rode some of them, frost on 12, strong wind on 8._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 787 - traffic signals, 535 - a give way, 439 - no marked control, 320 - a stop sign, 135 - a school patrol, 4 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,518 - 4 lanes, 313 - 3 lanes, 149 - 6 lanes, 130 - 1 lane, 60 - 5 lanes, 39 - 7 lanes, 1 _The way the road ran: 2,080 on a two-way road, 129 on a one-way street, 11 on off the road. 75 on a hill road. 8 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 19 on a bridge, 8 a motorway ramp, 6 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 0, a temporary speed limit 9, an advisory speed 16._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,980 - SUVs, 300 - vans & utes, 238 - taxis, 28 - school buses, 1 - trains, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading south, 268 - heading east, 264 - heading north, 260 - heading west, 234 _The street lights were on for 634, off for 44 and absent for 43._ ## The people who died, 19 Every fatal crash in the record in 2010, the roads it named: - State Highway 75 at Warren Crescent S - State Highway 76 at [Opawa Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/opawa-road) - [Greers Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/greers-road) at [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/sawyers-arms-road) - [Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/moorhouse-avenue) at [Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/madras-street) - [Rose Street](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/rose-street) at [Fairview Street](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/fairview-street) - State Highway 1S at [Dickeys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/dickeys-road) - Slip Road at [Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/moorhouse-avenue), 3 people - [Cuthberts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/cuthberts-road) at [Senior Place](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/senior-place) - [Old West Coast Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/old-west-coast-road) at [Buchanans Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/buchanans-road) - [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/colombo-street) at [Canon Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/canon-street) - [Marshs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/marshs-road) at [Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/springs-road) - [Keyes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/keyes-road) at [Rawson Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/rawson-street), 2 people - [Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/fitzgerald-avenue) at [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street), 2 people - [Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/linwood-avenue) at [Jollie Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/jollie-street) - [Oxford Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/oxford-terrace) at [Rees Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/rees-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2010?** 2,220 police-reported crashes, 862 hurt somebody, 19 people killed and 228 people were seriously hurt, 828 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 2010?** [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 2010?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 347 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2010’s crashes cluster?** 15% were on a state highway. 108 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 37, Easter 25, Labour Weekend 24, Queen's Birthday 22). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2010 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes