# 2015 crashes in Christchurch 2,003 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2015, 809 hurt somebody, 18 people killed, 167 seriously hurt, 842 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. _-3% on 2014 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 16 - serious, 153 - minor, 640 - damage only, 1,194 ## Speed zones - 10 km/h, 2 - 20 km/h, 2 - 30 km/h, 6 - 40 km/h, 1 - 50 km/h, 1,516, 6 killed - 60 km/h, 165, 2 killed - 70 km/h, 97, 1 killed - 80 km/h, 115, 3 killed - 90 km/h, 1 - 100 km/h, 98, 6 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 1S, 83, 8 serious - State Highway 74, 71, 3 serious - State Highway 76, 66, 4 serious - State Highway 73, 61, 1 killed, 7 serious - Riccarton Road, 51, 3 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 49, 4 serious - Dyers Pass Road, 38, 3 serious - Ferry Road, 38, 5 serious - State Highway 75, 38, 5 serious - Blenheim Road, 37, 4 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, 2 serious - [Main South Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 10 - [Avonhead Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/avonhead-road-and-sh-73), 10 - [Durham Street & Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/durham-street-and-moorhouse-avenue), 10 - [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 9, 1 serious - [State Highway 76 & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-76-and-springs-road), 8 - [Philpotts Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/philpotts-road-and-sh-74), 7 - [Buchanans Road & State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/buchanans-road-and-sh-1s), 7 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 191 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 120 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 102 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 86 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 84 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 75 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 61 - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 53 - [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), 46 - [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 45 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - trucks, 155 - people on bicycles, 137 - motorcycles & mopeds, 114 - people walking, 84 - buses, 39 _89% urban. 20% on a state highway. 2,003 named a corner or a second road. 79 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 34, Easter 19, Queen's Birthday 16, Labour Weekend 10._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 189 - a fence, 120 - a post or pole, 106 - a tree, 50 - a traffic sign, 33 - a traffic island, 33 - a kerb, 30 - a bank or cliff face, 30 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,746 - light rain, 178 - heavy rain, 37 - mist or fog, 17 - snow, 2 _A second condition rode some of them, frost on 35, strong wind on 15._ ## How the crossing was controlled - no marked control, 558 - not recorded, 491 - traffic signals, 463 - a give way, 357 - a stop sign, 133 - a school patrol, 1 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,373 - 4 lanes, 294 - 3 lanes, 118 - 6 lanes, 87 - 1 lane, 51 - 5 lanes, 44 - 7 lanes, 1 _The way the road ran: 1,849 on a two-way road, 133 on a one-way street, 12 on off the road. 113 on a hill road. 9 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 21 on a bridge, 10 a motorway ramp, 4 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 3, a temporary speed limit 41, an advisory speed 13._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,756 - SUVs, 349 - vans & utes, 283 - taxis, 11 - other vehicles, 2 - school buses, 2 ## The way they were travelling - heading north, 283 - heading south, 256 - heading east, 243 - heading west, 243 _The street lights were on for 508, off for 437 and absent for 78._ ## The people who died, 18 Every fatal crash in the record in 2015, the roads it named: - [Kilmore Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/kilmore-street) at [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street) - 075-0000/00.36 at [Nicholls Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/nicholls-road) - [Salisbury Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/salisbury-street) at [Durham Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-street), 2 people - [Pound Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/pound-road) at [Savills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/savills-road) - [Memorial Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/memorial-avenue) at [Kendal Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/kendal-avenue) - [Mairehau Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/mairehau-road) at [Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/marshland-road) - [Evans Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/evans-pass-road) at [Ocean View Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/ocean-view-terrace) - [Gardiners Road](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/gardiners-road) at [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/sawyers-arms-road) - 01s-0327-I at Main North Road Off Ramp, 2 people - [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/wairakei-road) at [Breens Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/breens-road) - [Skerten Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/skerten-avenue) at Denise Crescent S - 075-0024 at McQueens Crk Br - 073-0005 at [Kirk Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/kirk-road) - State Highway 73 at [Pound Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/pound-road) - [Jones Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/jones-road) at [Dawsons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/dawsons-road) - [Breens Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/breens-road) at [Lochmore Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/lochmore-street) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2015?** 2,003 police-reported crashes, 809 hurt somebody, 18 people killed and 167 people were seriously hurt, 842 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 2015?** [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 2015?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 191 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2015’s crashes cluster?** 20% were on a state highway. 79 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 34, Easter 19, Queen's Birthday 16, Labour Weekend 10). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2015 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes