# 2013 crashes in Christchurch 2,054 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2013, 833 hurt somebody, 11 people killed, 182 seriously hurt, 838 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. _-2% on 2012 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 11 - serious, 169 - minor, 653 - damage only, 1,221 ## Speed zones - 10 km/h, 2 - 20 km/h, 3 - 30 km/h, 7 - 50 km/h, 1,548, 5 killed - 60 km/h, 197 - 70 km/h, 76, 3 killed - 80 km/h, 131, 2 killed - 100 km/h, 90, 1 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 1S, 96, 1 killed, 3 serious - State Highway 76, 80, 10 serious - Riccarton Road, 63 - Moorhouse Avenue, 53, 2 serious - State Highway 74, 47, 1 killed, 2 serious - Blenheim Road, 43 - State Highway 73, 41, 6 serious - Main South Road, 37, 5 serious - Bealey Avenue, 35, 1 serious - State Highway 75, 34, 4 serious The corner the year kept returning to: [Bealey Avenue & Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 10 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Bealey Avenue & Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 10, 1 serious - [Greers Road & Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/greers-road-and-harewood-road), 9, 3 serious - [State Highway 76 & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-76-and-springs-road), 9, 2 serious - [Main South Road & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-riccarton-road), 9 - [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 9, 1 serious - [Ilam Road & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ilam-road-and-riccarton-road), 9 - [Barbadoes Street & Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/barbadoes-street-and-bealey-avenue), 9 - [Colombo Street & State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/colombo-street-and-sh-76), 8, 2 serious _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 207 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 103 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 94 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 92 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 74 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 69 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 68 - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 62 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 61 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 56 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 166 - trucks, 152 - motorcycles & mopeds, 131 - people walking, 99 - buses, 34 _89% urban. 18% on a state highway. 2,054 named a corner or a second road. 78 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 28, Easter 20, Labour Weekend 15, Queen's Birthday 15._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 229 - a fence, 145 - a post or pole, 100 - a tree, 70 - a kerb, 43 - another object, 37 - a traffic sign, 36 - a phone box or power cabinet, 25 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,754 - light rain, 231 - heavy rain, 50 - mist or fog, 15 - snow, 2 _A second condition rode some of them, frost on 17, strong wind on 9._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 731 - traffic signals, 429 - a give way, 388 - no marked control, 361 - a stop sign, 144 - a school patrol, 1 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,390 - 4 lanes, 274 - 3 lanes, 127 - 1 lane, 112 - 6 lanes, 92 - 5 lanes, 54 _The way the road ran: 1,895 on a two-way road, 142 on a one-way street, 17 on off the road. 75 on a hill road. 12 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 17 on a bridge, 10 a motorway ramp, 5 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 2, a temporary speed limit 79, an advisory speed 16._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,812 - SUVs, 328 - vans & utes, 283 - taxis, 27 - other vehicles, 3 - school buses, 2 - trains, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading south, 276 - heading north, 259 - heading east, 252 - heading west, 224 _The street lights were on for 545, off for 175 and absent for 47._ ## The people who died, 11 Every fatal crash in the record in 2013, the roads it named: - [Creyke Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ilam/creyke-road) at Engineering Road - State Highway 76 Halswell Junction at [Shands Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/shands-road) - [Bowhill Road](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/bowhill-road) at [Grantley Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/grantley-street) - State Highway 1S at [Connemara Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/connemara-drive) - [Spencerville Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ouruhia/spencerville-road) at [Turners Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ouruhia/turners-road) - [Breezes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avondale/breezes-road) at [Wainoni Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avondale/wainoni-road) - [Hills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/hills-road) at [Acheson Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/mairehau/acheson-avenue) - Main North Road at Marshland Road - [Pages Road](https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/pages-road) at [Breezes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/breezes-road) - [Pound Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/pound-road) at [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/yaldhurst-road) - State Highway 74 at [Breezes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/breezes-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2013?** 2,054 police-reported crashes, 833 hurt somebody, 11 people killed and 182 people were seriously hurt, 838 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 2013?** [Bealey Avenue and Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-manchester-street), 10 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2013?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 207 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2013’s crashes cluster?** 18% were on a state highway. 78 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 28, Easter 20, Labour Weekend 15, Queen's Birthday 15). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2013 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes