# 2019 crashes in Christchurch 1,858 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2019, 679 hurt somebody, 14 people killed, 148 seriously hurt, 677 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. _-9% on 2018 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 9 - serious, 139 - minor, 531 - damage only, 1,179 ## Speed zones - 0 km/h, 4, 1 killed - 10 km/h, 6 - 20 km/h, 4 - 30 km/h, 38 - 40 km/h, 5 - 50 km/h, 1,386, 3 killed - 60 km/h, 182, 9 killed - 70 km/h, 75 - 80 km/h, 82, 1 killed - 100 km/h, 75 - 110 km/h, 1 _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - Riccarton Road, 42, 1 serious - Main South Road, 32, 1 serious - Main North Road, 30, 2 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 25 - Blenheim Road, 23, 3 killed, 4 serious - Curletts Road, 23, 2 serious - Ferry Road, 20, 1 killed, 4 serious - Fitzgerald Avenue, 20, 2 serious - Yaldhurst Road, 20, 1 serious - Brougham Street, 18, 2 serious The corner the year kept returning to: [Blenheim Road & Clarence Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-clarence-street), 13 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Blenheim Road & Clarence Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-clarence-street), 13, 2 serious - [Curletts Road & Curletts Road Off Ramp](https://www.chch.live/crashes/curletts-road-and-curletts-road-off-ramp), 11 - [Cashel Street & Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/cashel-street-and-fitzgerald-avenue), 10, 1 serious - [Main South Road & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-riccarton-road), 9 - [Curletts Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/curletts-road-and-main-south-road), 7, 1 serious - [Fitzgerald Avenue & Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/fitzgerald-avenue-and-hereford-street), 6 - [Grahams Road & Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/grahams-road-and-wairakei-road), 6 - [Lincoln Road & Whiteleigh Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/lincoln-road-and-whiteleigh-avenue), 6 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 158 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 81 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 77 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 76 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 61 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 56 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 53 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 52 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 50 - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 46 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 133 - people walking, 108 - motorcycles & mopeds, 105 - trucks, 88 - buses, 30 _91% urban. 15% on a state highway. 1,841 named a corner or a second road. 91 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 39, Queen's Birthday 19, Labour Weekend 18, Easter 15._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 257 - a fence, 139 - a post or pole, 124 - a tree, 75 - a traffic sign, 72 - a traffic island, 50 - a guard rail, 49 - a kerb, 38 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,595 - light rain, 192 - heavy rain, 27 - mist or fog, 19 - snow, 1 - hail or sleet, 1 _A second condition rode some of them, frost on 24, strong wind on 20._ ## How the crossing was controlled - not recorded, 605 - no marked control, 428 - traffic signals, 386 - a give way, 328 - a stop sign, 109 - pedestrian signals, 2 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,405 - 4 lanes, 205 - 3 lanes, 117 - 1 lane, 51 - 6 lanes, 44 - 5 lanes, 21 - 8 lanes, 3 _The way the road ran: 1,618 on a two-way road, 228 on a one-way street, 9 on off the road. 93 on a hill road. 16 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 20 on a bridge, 15 a motorway ramp, 11 a rail crossing, 10 an overpass, 7 an underpass. roadworks marked 4, a temporary speed limit 39, an advisory speed 36._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,601 - vans & utes, 315 - SUVs, 260 - unrecorded vehicles, 28 - taxis, 16 - other vehicles, 7 - school buses, 1 ## The way they were travelling - heading north, 254 - heading south, 249 - heading west, 197 - heading east, 186 _The street lights were on for 623, off for 1,039 and absent for 142._ ## The people who died, 14 Every fatal crash in the record in 2019, the roads it named: - [Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/blenheim-road) at [Wharenui Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/wharenui-road), 3 people - [Dyers Pass Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/dyers-pass-road) at [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/summit-road), 2 people - Off Road Hotel Carpark - [Russley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/russley/russley-road) at State Highway 73, 2 people - [Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/springs-road) at 076-0011/04.97 - [Summit Road](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/summit-road) at Harry Ell Walkway, 2 people - [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/ferry-road) at Phillipstown Courts - [Glandovey Road](https://www.chch.live/street/strowan/glandovey-road) at [Idris Road](https://www.chch.live/street/strowan/idris-road) - [Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/barbadoes-street) at [Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/moorhouse-avenue) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2019?** 1,858 police-reported crashes, 679 hurt somebody, 14 people killed and 148 people were seriously hurt, 677 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 2019?** [Blenheim Road and Clarence Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-clarence-street), 13 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2019?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 158 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2019’s crashes cluster?** 15% were on a state highway. 91 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 39, Queen's Birthday 19, Labour Weekend 18, Easter 15). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2019 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes