# 2016 crashes in Christchurch

2,251 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2016, 749 hurt somebody, 8 people killed, 159 seriously hurt, 762 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.

_-7% on 2015 for injury crashes._

## Severity

- fatal, 7
- serious, 154
- minor, 588
- damage only, 1,502

## Speed zones

- 10 km/h, 3
- 30 km/h, 37, 1 killed
- 40 km/h, 3
- 50 km/h, 1,570, 2 killed
- 60 km/h, 274
- 70 km/h, 148, 2 killed
- 80 km/h, 93, 2 killed
- 100 km/h, 123, 1 killed

_Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._

## The roads it named most

- State Highway 1S, 103, 4 serious
- State Highway 76, 89, 4 serious
- State Highway 74, 71, 1 killed, 7 serious
- Moorhouse Avenue, 57, 2 serious
- Blenheim Road, 54, 3 serious
- State Highway 73, 51, 4 serious
- State Highway 75, 47, 9 serious
- Riccarton Road, 42
- Marshland Road, 40, 8 serious
- Main South Road, 37, 2 serious

The corner the year kept returning to: [State Highway 76 & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-76-and-springs-road), 19 crashes that year.

## The corners it kept returning to

- [State Highway 76 & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-76-and-springs-road), 19, 1 serious
- [Main South Road & State Highway 73](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-sh-73), 11
- [Marshland Road & State Highway 74](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-sh-74), 11, 1 serious
- [State Highway 1S & Waterloo Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-1s-and-waterloo-road), 10
- [State Highway 74 & Styx Mill Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-74-and-styx-mill-road), 9
- [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 9
- [Blenheim Road & Deans Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-deans-avenue), 9, 2 serious
- [Marshs Road & State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshs-road-and-sh-1s), 9

_The two roads a crash named together, ranked._

## Where they happened

- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 227
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 124
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 98
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 90
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 80
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 77
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 68
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 59
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 58
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 55

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

## Who was involved

- trucks, 172
- people on bicycles, 137
- motorcycles & mopeds, 117
- people walking, 77
- buses, 39

_90% urban. 19% on a state highway. 2,251 named a corner or a second road. 102 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 45, Easter 24, Labour Weekend 17, Queen's Birthday 16._

## What they hit

- a parked vehicle, 250
- a fence, 139
- a post or pole, 134
- a traffic island, 67
- a tree, 64
- a traffic sign, 51
- a guard rail, 38
- a bank or cliff face, 35

## The weather it happened in

- fine, 1,950
- light rain, 209
- heavy rain, 46
- mist or fog, 19
- snow, 1

_A second condition rode some of them, strong wind on 46, frost on 41._

## How the crossing was controlled

- not recorded, 870
- traffic signals, 526
- a give way, 376
- no marked control, 331
- a stop sign, 148

## The road itself

- 2 lanes, 1,628
- 4 lanes, 260
- 3 lanes, 182
- 1 lane, 72
- 6 lanes, 58
- 5 lanes, 35
- 8 lanes, 3

_The way the road ran: 1,892 on a two-way road, 348 on a one-way street, 11 on off the road. 118 on a hill road. 16 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 24 on a bridge, 6 a rail crossing, 6 a motorway ramp. roadworks marked 6, a temporary speed limit 43, an advisory speed 42._

## The vehicles on the day

- cars & station wagons, 1,969
- vans & utes, 369
- SUVs, 360
- taxis, 18
- other vehicles, 3
- trains, 1

## The way they were travelling

- heading south, 301
- heading north, 296
- heading west, 269
- heading east, 261

_The street lights were on for 616, off for 182 and absent for 85._

## The people who died, 8

Every fatal crash in the record in 2016, the roads it named:

- Z Carpark at Shuttle Drive
- [Pound Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/pound-road) at [Ryans Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/ryans-road)
- State Highway 74 at [Pages Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/pages-road)
- [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/kainga/main-north-road) at Waimakariri Riv Br S Abt, 2 people
- Accessway at [Annex Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/annex-road)
- [Fendalton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/fendalton/fendalton-road) at Rail Xing
- [Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/dyers-pass-road) at [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/summit-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2016?**

2,251 police-reported crashes, 749 hurt somebody, 8 people killed and 159 people were seriously hurt, 762 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 2016?**

[State Highway 76 and Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-76-and-springs-road), 19 crashes that year.

**Which suburb had the most crashes in 2016?**

[Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 227 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines.

**Where and when did 2016’s crashes cluster?**

19% were on a state highway. 102 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 45, Easter 24, Labour Weekend 17, Queen's Birthday 16).

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2016
Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes
Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes