# 2020 crashes in Christchurch 1,870 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2020, 620 hurt somebody, 10 people killed, 110 seriously hurt, 598 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 2019 for injury crashes._ ## Severity - fatal, 9 - serious, 103 - minor, 508 - damage only, 1,250 ## Speed zones - 0 km/h, 2 - 10 km/h, 4 - 20 km/h, 5 - 30 km/h, 51 - 40 km/h, 19, 1 killed - 50 km/h, 1,341, 3 killed - 60 km/h, 227, 1 killed - 70 km/h, 66 - 80 km/h, 75, 3 killed - 100 km/h, 80, 2 killed _Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._ ## The roads it named most - Main North Road, 42, 1 serious - Blenheim Road, 34, 1 killed, 1 serious - Moorhouse Avenue, 31, 1 serious - Ferry Road, 30, 2 serious - Main South Road, 30, 2 serious - Marshland Road, 29, 2 serious - Colombo Street, 28 - Riccarton Road, 28, 3 serious - Curletts Road, 28, 1 serious - Brougham Street, 27 The corner the year kept returning to: [Harewood Road & Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/harewood-road-and-johns-road), 10 crashes that year. ## The corners it kept returning to - [Harewood Road & Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/harewood-road-and-johns-road), 10 - [Avonside Drive & Stanmore Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/avonside-drive-and-stanmore-road), 9 - [Blenheim Road & Curletts Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-curletts-road), 8, 1 serious - [Blenheim Road & Matipo Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-matipo-street), 7 - [Curletts Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/curletts-road-and-main-south-road), 7, 1 serious - [Halswell Junction Road & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/halswell-junction-road-and-springs-road), 6 - [Dyers Pass Road & Victoria Park Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/dyers-pass-road-and-victoria-park-road), 6 - [Aldwins Road & Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/aldwins-road-and-ferry-road), 6 _The two roads a crash named together, ranked._ ## Where they happened - [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 162 - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 98 - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 68 - [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 64 - [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 56 - [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 55 - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 48 - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 46 - [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 43 - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 40 _Suburb is read from each crash’s coordinates, the outline its point falls inside._ ## Who was involved - people on bicycles, 145 - people walking, 103 - trucks, 90 - motorcycles & mopeds, 80 - buses, 23 _92% urban. 15% on a state highway. 1,862 named a corner or a second road. 82 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 35, Queen's Birthday 22, Labour Weekend 18, Easter 7._ ## What they hit - a parked vehicle, 284 - a fence, 151 - a post or pole, 109 - a tree, 84 - a traffic sign, 71 - a traffic island, 51 - a guard rail, 50 - a kerb, 47 ## The weather it happened in - fine, 1,495 - light rain, 175 - heavy rain, 26 - mist or fog, 25 - snow, 1 - hail or sleet, 1 _A second condition rode some of them, strong wind on 28, frost on 28._ ## How the crossing was controlled - no marked control, 890 - traffic signals, 390 - a give way, 295 - not recorded, 181 - a stop sign, 110 - pedestrian signals, 4 ## The road itself - 2 lanes, 1,387 - 4 lanes, 224 - 3 lanes, 129 - 1 lane, 59 - 6 lanes, 35 - 5 lanes, 26 - 7 lanes, 1 _The way the road ran: 1,610 on a two-way road, 251 on a one-way street, 7 on off the road. 95 on a hill road. 9 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 25 on a bridge, 16 a motorway ramp, 12 an overpass, 10 a speed hump, 6 a rail crossing. roadworks marked 6, a temporary speed limit 36, an advisory speed 44._ ## The vehicles on the day - cars & station wagons, 1,621 - vans & utes, 275 - SUVs, 265 - unrecorded vehicles, 28 - taxis, 20 - other vehicles, 14 ## The way they were travelling - heading south, 300 - heading north, 282 - heading west, 166 - heading east, 155 _The street lights were on for 526, off for 1,046 and absent for 144._ ## The people who died, 10 Every fatal crash in the record in 2020, the roads it named: - [Collins Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/collins-street) at [Jerrold Street North](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/jerrold-street-north) - [Hoon Hay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/hoon-hay-road) at [Rose Street](https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/rose-street) - [Russley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/russley-road) at Memorial Avenue On Ramp, 2 people - [Russley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/harewood/russley-road) at Memorial Avenue Off Ramp - [Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/blenheim-road) at [Foster Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/foster-street) - [Christchurch Akaroa Road](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/christchurch-akaroa-road) at Robinsons Bay Valley Road - [North Parade](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/north-parade) at [Randall Street](https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/randall-street) - Christchurch Akaroa Road at McQueens Spur Road - [Bevington Street](https://www.chch.live/street/avonhead/bevington-street) at [Nortons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avonhead/nortons-road) ## Questions, answered briefly **How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2020?** 1,870 police-reported crashes, 620 hurt somebody, 10 people killed and 110 people were seriously hurt, 598 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 2020?** [Harewood Road and Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/harewood-road-and-johns-road), 10 crashes that year. **Which suburb had the most crashes in 2020?** [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 162 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines. **Where and when did 2020’s crashes cluster?** 15% were on a state highway. 82 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 35, Queen's Birthday 22, Labour Weekend 18, Easter 7). --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2020 Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes