# 2014 crashes in Christchurch 2,123 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2014, 835 hurt somebody, 10 people killed, 194 seriously hurt, 819 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. _no change from 2013 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 9 - serious, 171 - minor, 655 - damage only, 1,288 ## Speed zones - 10 km/h, 1 - 20 km/h, 2 - 30 km/h, 9 - 50 km/h, 1,596, 5 killed - 60 km/h, 194, 3 killed - 70 km/h, 91 - 80 km/h, 134, 1 killed - 100 km/h, 96, 1 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 1S, 96, 1 killed, 11 serious - State Highway 76, 79, 2 killed, 2 serious - State Highway 74, 73, 10 serious - State Highway 73, 58, 5 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 51, 4 serious - Riccarton Road, 48, 4 serious - Blenheim Road, 46, 4 serious - State Highway 75, 45, 5 serious - Ferry Road, 37, 2 serious - Marshland Road, 35, 3 serious The corner the year kept returning to: [Main South Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 13 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Main South Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 13 - [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 12 - [Epsom Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/epsom-road-and-main-south-road), 11 - [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 9, 3 serious - [Bealey Avenue & Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-madras-street), 9, 1 serious - [Selwyn Street & State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/selwyn-street-and-sh-76), 9 - [Halswell Junction Road & State Highway 76](https://www.chch.live/crashes/halswell-junction-road-and-sh-76), 8, 1 serious - [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-avenue), 7, 1 serious _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 200 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 125 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 113 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 95 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 88 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 69 - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 65 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 64 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 63 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 56 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - trucks, 205 - people on bicycles, 142 - motorcycles & mopeds, 129 - people walking, 95 - buses, 37 _89% urban. 19% on a state highway. 2,123 named a corner or a second road. 94 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 33, Easter 21, Labour Weekend 21, Queen's Birthday 19._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 248 - a fence, 123 - a post or pole, 119 - a tree, 87 - a kerb, 47 - a traffic island, 40 - a bank or cliff face, 38 - a traffic sign, 35 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,835 - light rain, 211 - heavy rain, 57 - mist or fog, 17 - snow, 1 _A second condition rode some of them, strong wind on 19, frost on 16._ ## How the crossing was controlled - no marked control, 676 - traffic signals, 489 - not recorded, 444 - a give way, 376 - a stop sign, 138 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,432 - 4 lanes, 320 - 3 lanes, 153 - 6 lanes, 100 - 1 lane, 60 - 5 lanes, 45 - 7 lanes, 1 _The way the road ran: 2,001 on a two-way road, 112 on a one-way street, 9 on off the road. 97 on a hill road. 13 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 18 on a bridge, 7 a motorway ramp, 2 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 1, a temporary speed limit 28, an advisory speed 11._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,854 - vans & utes, 307 - SUVs, 292 - taxis, 25 - other vehicles, 5 - school buses, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading south, 290 - heading east, 269 - heading north, 264 - heading west, 257 _The street lights were on for 621, off for 419 and absent for 91._ ## The people who died, 10 Every fatal crash in the record in 2014, the roads it named: - [Tuam Street](https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/tuam-street) at [Stanmore Road](https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/stanmore-road) - [Harper Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/harper-avenue) at [Park Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/park-terrace) - [Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/memorial-avenue) at [Kendal Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/kendal-avenue) - [Marine Parade](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/marine-parade) at [Hawke Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/hawke-street) - [Lincoln Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/lincoln-road) at Hillmorton Hosp Access - [Waterloo Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/waterloo-road) at State Highway 1S - State Highway 1S at [Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/harewood-road) - State Highway 76 at [James K Baxter Place](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/james-k-baxter-place), 2 people - [Gebbies Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/gebbies-pass-road) at [Charteris Bay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/charteris-bay-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2014?** 2,123 police-reported crashes, 835 hurt somebody, 10 people killed and 194 people were seriously hurt, 819 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 2014?** [Main South Road and State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 13 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2014?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 200 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2014’s crashes cluster?** 19% were on a state highway. 94 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 33, Easter 21, Labour Weekend 21, Queen's Birthday 19). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2014 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes