# 2012 crashes in Christchurch 2,105 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2012, 849 hurt somebody, 7 people killed, 171 seriously hurt, 872 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. _+15% on 2011 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 7 - serious, 158 - minor, 684 - damage only, 1,256 ## Speed zones - 30 km/h, 9 - 50 km/h, 1,601, 5 killed - 60 km/h, 207 - 70 km/h, 50 - 80 km/h, 134 - 100 km/h, 104, 2 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 1S, 102, 5 serious - State Highway 74, 67, 1 killed, 6 serious - Riccarton Road, 58, 6 serious - State Highway 76, 54, 1 killed, 6 serious - State Highway 73, 50, 1 serious - State Highway 75, 49, 8 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 49, 3 serious - Blenheim Road, 46, 2 serious - Ferry Road, 38, 1 killed, 4 serious - Colombo Street, 34, 2 serious The corner the year kept returning to: [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 11 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 11 - [Aldwins Road & Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/aldwins-road-and-linwood-avenue), 10, 1 serious - [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 10 - [State Highway 74 & Styx Mill Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-74-and-styx-mill-road), 9 - [Lincoln Road & Whiteleigh Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/lincoln-road-and-whiteleigh-avenue), 8 - [Greers Road & Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/greers-road-and-harewood-road), 8 - [Buchanans Road & State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/buchanans-road-and-sh-1s), 7 - [Main South Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 7 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 159 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 115 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 115 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 114 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 87 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 61 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 60 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 57 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 56 - [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale), 50 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 172 - trucks, 157 - motorcycles & mopeds, 118 - people walking, 100 - buses, 42 _89% urban. 18% on a state highway. 2,105 named a corner or a second road. 82 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 32, Queen's Birthday 24, Easter 16, Labour Weekend 10._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 208 - a fence, 135 - a post or pole, 106 - a tree, 63 - a kerb, 61 - a traffic sign, 35 - another object, 33 - a traffic island, 27 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,854 - light rain, 170 - heavy rain, 45 - mist or fog, 29 - snow, 7 _A second condition rode some of them, frost on 29, strong wind on 15._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 813 - traffic signals, 424 - a give way, 408 - no marked control, 289 - a stop sign, 169 - a school patrol, 2 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,470 - 4 lanes, 265 - 6 lanes, 125 - 3 lanes, 116 - 1 lane, 79 - 5 lanes, 48 _The way the road ran: 1,992 on a two-way road, 105 on a one-way street, 8 on off the road. 68 on a hill road. 10 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 36 on a bridge, 11 a motorway ramp, 7 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 0, a temporary speed limit 83, an advisory speed 10._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,857 - SUVs, 310 - vans & utes, 279 - taxis, 15 - other vehicles, 2 - trains, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading south, 271 - heading east, 267 - heading west, 247 - heading north, 245 _The street lights were on for 576, off for 56 and absent for 57._ ## The people who died, 7 Every fatal crash in the record in 2012, the roads it named: - [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road) at [Dampier Street](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/dampier-street) - [Breezes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/breezes-road) at [Hampshire Street](https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/hampshire-street) - [Shands Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/shands-road) at [Marshs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/marshs-road) - Z Cpk Ilam Shops at [Clyde Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bryndwr/clyde-road) - State Highway 74 at [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road) - [Main Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mount-pleasant/main-road) at [The Brae](https://www.chch.live/street/mount-pleasant/the-brae) - State Highway 76 at Wrights Road Obr ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2012?** 2,105 police-reported crashes, 849 hurt somebody, 7 people killed and 171 people were seriously hurt, 872 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 2012?** [Marshland Road and State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 11 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2012?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 159 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2012’s crashes cluster?** 18% were on a state highway. 82 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 32, Queen's Birthday 24, Easter 16, Labour Weekend 10). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2012 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes