# 2021 crashes in Christchurch

1,922 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2021, 628 hurt somebody, 15 people killed, 122 seriously hurt, 618 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.

_+1% on 2020 for injury crashes._

## Severity

- fatal, 14
- serious, 112
- minor, 502
- damage only, 1,294

## Speed zones

- 0 km/h, 14, 1 killed
- 10 km/h, 2
- 20 km/h, 1
- 30 km/h, 58
- 40 km/h, 14
- 50 km/h, 1,389, 4 killed
- 60 km/h, 224, 4 killed
- 70 km/h, 42, 4 killed
- 80 km/h, 86, 1 killed
- 100 km/h, 92, 1 killed

_Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._

## The roads it named most

- Riccarton Road, 50, 1 killed, 3 serious
- Moorhouse Avenue, 46, 1 serious
- Main South Road, 33, 2 serious
- Ferry Road, 33, 2 serious
- Fitzgerald Avenue, 32, 1 serious
- Brougham Street, 32, 3 serious
- Blenheim Road, 29, 1 serious
- Queen Elizabeth II Drive, 26
- Colombo Street, 26, 4 serious
- Main North Road, 24, 1 killed, 2 serious

The corner the year kept returning to: [Marshland Road & Queen Elizabeth II Drive](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-queen-elizabeth-ii-drive), 8 crashes that year.

## The corners it kept returning to

- [Marshland Road & Queen Elizabeth II Drive](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-queen-elizabeth-ii-drive), 8
- [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 8, 1 serious
- [Halswell Junction Road & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/halswell-junction-road-and-springs-road), 8
- [Greers Road & Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/greers-road-and-wairakei-road), 7
- [Curletts Road & Curletts Road Off Ramp](https://www.chch.live/crashes/curletts-road-and-curletts-road-off-ramp), 7
- [Fitzgerald Avenue & Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/fitzgerald-avenue-and-hereford-street), 7, 1 serious
- [Main South Road & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/main-south-road-and-riccarton-road), 7, 1 serious
- [Hansons Lane & Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/hansons-lane-and-riccarton-road), 6, 1 killed

_The two roads a crash named together, ranked._

## Where they happened

- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 163
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 107
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 90
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 80
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 58
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 49
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 47
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), 44
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 42
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), 42

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

## Who was involved

- people on bicycles, 142
- people walking, 110
- motorcycles & mopeds, 87
- trucks, 78
- buses, 24

_91% urban. 16% on a state highway. 1,909 named a corner or a second road. 99 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 44, Easter 22, Queen's Birthday 17, Labour Weekend 16._

## What they hit

- a parked vehicle, 305
- a fence, 123
- a post or pole, 118
- a guard rail, 73
- a tree, 67
- a traffic sign, 55
- a kerb, 43
- a bank or cliff face, 32

## The weather it happened in

- fine, 1,514
- light rain, 163
- heavy rain, 36
- mist or fog, 25
- hail or sleet, 3
- snow, 2

_A second condition rode some of them, frost on 33, strong wind on 29._

## How the crossing was controlled

- no marked control, 964
- traffic signals, 394
- a give way, 359
- not recorded, 105
- a stop sign, 90
- pedestrian signals, 10

## The road itself

- 2 lanes, 1,452
- 3 lanes, 172
- 4 lanes, 152
- 1 lane, 70
- 5 lanes, 28
- 6 lanes, 23
- 8 lanes, 5

_The way the road ran: 1,527 on a two-way road, 381 on a one-way street, 14 on off the road. 95 on a hill road. 8 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 26 on a bridge, 24 a motorway ramp, 17 an overpass, 11 a speed hump, 8 an underpass. roadworks marked 10, a temporary speed limit 21, an advisory speed 33._

## The vehicles on the day

- cars & station wagons, 1,673
- SUVs, 301
- vans & utes, 272
- unrecorded vehicles, 31
- taxis, 27
- other vehicles, 11
- school buses, 3

## The way they were travelling

- heading south, 298
- heading north, 291
- heading east, 167
- heading west, 163

_The street lights were on for 584, off for 1,017 and absent for 137._

## The people who died, 15

Every fatal crash in the record in 2021, the roads it named:

- [Sumner Road](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/sumner-road) at Dump
- [Governors Bay Teddington Road](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/governors-bay-teddington-road) at [Church Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/governors-bay/church-lane)
- [Main North Road](https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/main-north-road) at [Darroch Street](https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/darroch-street)
- Governors Bay Road at Omaru Road
- [Bexley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/bexley-road) at [Bridge Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bexley/bridge-street)
- [Pound Road](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/pound-road) at [Roberts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/roberts-road)
- [Bridle Path Road](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/bridle-path-road) at [Ferrymead Park Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/ferrymead/ferrymead-park-drive)
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road) at [Hansons Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/hansons-lane)
- Christchurch Northern Motorway at Queen Elizabeth II Drive Off Ramp
- [Halswell Junction Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/halswell-junction-road) at [Shands Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/shands-road)
- [Marine Parade](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/marine-parade) at [Shackleton Street](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/shackleton-street)
- Off Road Bush Inn Shopping Car Park
- [Marshland Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/marshland-road) at [Mairehau Road](https://www.chch.live/street/marshland/mairehau-road)
- [Halswell Junction Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/halswell-junction-road) at [Shands Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/shands-road), 2 people

## Questions, answered briefly

**How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2021?**

1,922 police-reported crashes, 628 hurt somebody, 15 people killed and 122 people were seriously hurt, 618 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 2021?**

[Marshland Road and Queen Elizabeth II Drive](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-queen-elizabeth-ii-drive), 8 crashes that year.

**Which suburb had the most crashes in 2021?**

[Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 163 crashes, read from each crash’s coordinates against the suburb outlines.

**Where and when did 2021’s crashes cluster?**

16% were on a state highway. 99 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 44, Easter 22, Queen's Birthday 17, Labour Weekend 16).

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2021
Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes
Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes