# 2011 crashes in Christchurch

2,009 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2011, 739 hurt somebody, 14 people killed, 153 seriously hurt, 772 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.

_-14% on 2010 for injury crashes._

## Severity

- fatal, 13
- serious, 144
- minor, 582
- damage only, 1,270

## Speed zones

- 10 km/h, 2
- 30 km/h, 4
- 40 km/h, 1
- 50 km/h, 1,466, 10 killed
- 60 km/h, 235, 3 killed
- 70 km/h, 74
- 80 km/h, 145, 1 killed
- 100 km/h, 82

_Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._

## The roads it named most

- State Highway 1S, 109, 1 killed, 11 serious
- State Highway 74, 61, 2 serious
- Riccarton Road, 59
- State Highway 73, 56, 1 killed, 6 serious
- State Highway 76, 52, 1 killed, 4 serious
- Blenheim Road, 52, 3 serious
- Moorhouse Avenue, 51, 1 serious
- Main South Road, 42, 2 killed, 2 serious
- Fitzgerald Avenue, 42, 5 serious
- Marshland Road, 36, 2 serious

The corner the year kept returning to: [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 23 crashes that year.

## The corners it kept returning to

- [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 23, 2 serious
- [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 13
- [Main South Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 9, 2 killed
- [Fitzgerald Avenue & Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/fitzgerald-avenue-and-gloucester-street), 9, 2 serious
- [Barters Road & State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/barters-road-and-sh-1s), 8, 2 serious
- [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-road), 8
- [Northcote Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/northcote-road-and-sh-74), 8
- [Durham Street & Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/durham-street-and-moorhouse-avenue), 8

_The two roads a crash named together, ranked._

## Where they happened

- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 175
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 104
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 97
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 94
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 76
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 68
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 62
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 59
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), 57
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 47

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

## Who was involved

- trucks, 156
- people on bicycles, 140
- motorcycles & mopeds, 140
- people walking, 79
- buses, 33

_89% urban. 19% on a state highway. 2,009 named a corner or a second road. 102 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 48, Queen's Birthday 21, Easter 17, Labour Weekend 16._

## What they hit

- a parked vehicle, 191
- a post or pole, 105
- a fence, 93
- a kerb, 49
- a tree, 49
- a traffic island, 38
- a traffic sign, 33
- a phone box or power cabinet, 32

## The weather it happened in

- fine, 1,702
- light rain, 216
- heavy rain, 47
- mist or fog, 33
- snow, 11

_A second condition rode some of them, frost on 17, strong wind on 11._

## How the crossing was controlled

- not recorded, 802
- traffic signals, 424
- a give way, 400
- no marked control, 256
- a stop sign, 126
- a school patrol, 1

## The road itself

- 2 lanes, 1,317
- 4 lanes, 308
- 6 lanes, 143
- 3 lanes, 118
- 1 lane, 67
- 5 lanes, 54
- 7 lanes, 1

_The way the road ran: 1,920 on a two-way road, 83 on a one-way street, 6 on off the road. 74 on a hill road. 19 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 25 on a bridge, 3 a rail crossing, 2 a motorway ramp. roadworks marked 2, a temporary speed limit 27, an advisory speed 27._

## The vehicles on the day

- cars & station wagons, 1,785
- SUVs, 295
- vans & utes, 248
- taxis, 16
- other vehicles, 2

## The way they were travelling

- heading west, 259
- heading east, 249
- heading north, 247
- heading south, 240

_The street lights were on for 546, off for 58 and absent for 53._

## The people who died, 14

Every fatal crash in the record in 2011, the roads it named:

- [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bryndwr/wairakei-road) at [Galway Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/bryndwr/galway-avenue)
- [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/main-south-road) at [State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/state-highway-73), 2 people
- State Highway 76 at [Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/selwyn-street)
- [Birmingham Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/middleton/birmingham-drive) at [Halls Place](https://www.chch.live/street/middleton/halls-place)
- [Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/hills-road) at [Whitehall Street](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/whitehall-street)
- [State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/state-highway-73) at Avonhead Road
- [Gasson Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/gasson-street) at [Byron Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/byron-street)
- [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road) at [Hopkins Street](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/hopkins-street)
- [Innes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/innes-road) at [State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/state-highway-74)
- [New Brighton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burwood/new-brighton-road) at [Bassett Street](https://www.chch.live/street/burwood/bassett-street)
- Pages Road at Woodham Road
- State Highway 1S at [Dickeys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/dickeys-road)
- [Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/barrington-street) at [Lincoln Road](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/lincoln-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2011?**

2,009 police-reported crashes, 739 hurt somebody, 14 people killed and 153 people were seriously hurt, 772 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 2011?**

[Marshland Road and State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 23 crashes that year.

**Which suburb had the most crashes in 2011?**

[Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 175 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines.

**Where and when did 2011’s crashes cluster?**

19% were on a state highway. 102 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 48, Queen's Birthday 21, Easter 17, Labour Weekend 16).

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2011
Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes
Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes