# 2018 crashes in Christchurch 2,128 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2018, 748 hurt somebody, 23 people killed, 141 seriously hurt, 740 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. _the deadliest year on the record, +6% on 2017 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 22 - serious, 127 - minor, 599 - damage only, 1,380 ## Speed zones - 10 km/h, 7 - 20 km/h, 2 - 30 km/h, 54 - 40 km/h, 7 - 50 km/h, 1,506, 8 killed - 60 km/h, 234, 4 killed - 70 km/h, 126, 3 killed - 80 km/h, 84, 2 killed - 100 km/h, 108, 6 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - State Highway 74, 64, 1 killed, 11 serious - State Highway 76, 61, 1 killed, 4 serious - State Highway 1S, 53, 1 killed, 3 serious - Blenheim Road, 45, 3 serious - State Highway 75, 41, 1 killed, 5 serious - Ferry Road, 37, 3 serious - Marshland Road, 35, 3 serious - Riccarton Road, 35, 3 serious - Fitzgerald Avenue, 33, 1 serious - Dyers Pass Road, 32, 3 killed, 6 serious The corner the year kept returning to: [Dyers Pass Road & Victoria Park Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-victoria-park-road), 11 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Dyers Pass Road & Victoria Park Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-victoria-park-road), 11 - [Fitzgerald Avenue & Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/fitzgerald-avenue-and-gloucester-street), 10, 1 killed, 3 serious - [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 8, 1 serious - [Harewood Road & State Highway 1S](https://www.chch.live/crashes/harewood-road-and-sh-1s), 8 - [Durham Street & Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/durham-street-and-moorhouse-avenue), 8 - [Deans Avenue & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/deans-avenue-and-riccarton-road), 7 - [Bealey Avenue & Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-madras-street), 7 - [State Highway 76 & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/sh-76-and-springs-road), 7 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 208 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 101 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 80 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 64 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 60 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 60 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 60 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 53 - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 52 - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 50 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 144 - motorcycles & mopeds, 111 - trucks, 102 - people walking, 98 - buses, 28 _91% urban. 17% on a state highway. 2,125 named a corner or a second road. 100 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 39, Easter 27, Labour Weekend 18, Queen's Birthday 16._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 287 - a post or pole, 157 - a fence, 149 - a tree, 77 - a traffic island, 60 - a traffic sign, 58 - a guard rail, 52 - a bank or cliff face, 45 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,699 - light rain, 325 - heavy rain, 60 - mist or fog, 37 _A second condition rode some of them, strong wind on 44, frost on 23._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 909 - traffic signals, 476 - a give way, 334 - no marked control, 296 - a stop sign, 113 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,608 - 4 lanes, 235 - 3 lanes, 135 - 1 lane, 73 - 6 lanes, 42 - 5 lanes, 19 - 8 lanes, 6 _The way the road ran: 1,834 on a two-way road, 282 on a one-way street, 11 on off the road. 144 on a hill road. 6 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 29 on a bridge, 13 a motorway ramp, 8 a rail crossing, 5 an underpass. roadworks marked 0, a temporary speed limit 33, an advisory speed 49._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,887 - vans & utes, 336 - SUVs, 261 - unrecorded vehicles, 8 - taxis, 6 - other vehicles, 5 ## The way they were travelling - heading south, 324 - heading north, 315 - heading east, 249 - heading west, 214 _The street lights were on for 665, off for 227 and absent for 86._ ## The people who died, 23 Every fatal crash in the record in 2018, the roads it named: - [Logistics Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/logistics-drive) at [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/sawyers-arms-road) - [Breezes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/breezes-road) at [Cuthberts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/cuthberts-road), 2 people - [Byron Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/byron-street) at [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street) - [Queen Elizabeth II Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/queen-elizabeth-ii-drive) at [Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/marshland-road) - [Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/dyers-pass-road) at [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/summit-road) - [Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/dyers-pass-road) at [Main Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/main-road) - [Purau Port Levy Road](https://www.chch.live/street/port-levy/purau-port-levy-road) at [Western Valley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/port-levy/western-valley-road) - [Hasketts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/hasketts-road) at [Barters Road](https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/barters-road) - [Sparks Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/sparks-road) at [Milns Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/milns-road) - [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street) at [Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/fitzgerald-avenue) - [Gayhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/gayhurst-road) at [Locksley Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/dallington/locksley-avenue) - State Highway 76 at Aidenfield Obr - State Highway 1S at [Bentley Street](https://www.chch.live/street/russley/bentley-street) - State Highway 75 at Pigeon Bay Road - State Highway 74 at Rail Obr - [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road) at [Foremans Road](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/foremans-road) - [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/yaldhurst-road) at [Curletts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/curletts-road) - [Aldwins Road](https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/aldwins-road) at Edmond Street - [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street) at [Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/fitzgerald-avenue) - [Tunnel Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/tunnel-road) at [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/ferry-road) - Bossu Road at Kinloch Road - Dyers Pass Road at Summit Road ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2018?** 2,128 police-reported crashes, 748 hurt somebody, 23 people killed and 141 people were seriously hurt, 740 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 2018?** [Dyers Pass Road and Victoria Park Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-victoria-park-road), 11 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2018?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 208 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2018’s crashes cluster?** 17% were on a state highway. 100 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 39, Easter 27, Labour Weekend 18, Queen's Birthday 16). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2018 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes