# 2022 crashes in Christchurch

1,881 crashes police-reported on Christchurch roads in 2022, 684 hurt somebody, 12 people killed, 132 seriously hurt, 673 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 2021 for injury crashes._

## Severity

- fatal, 12
- serious, 124
- minor, 548
- damage only, 1,197

## Speed zones

- 0 km/h, 11, 1 killed
- 10 km/h, 6
- 20 km/h, 1
- 30 km/h, 63
- 40 km/h, 26, 2 killed
- 50 km/h, 1,329, 5 killed
- 60 km/h, 263, 2 killed
- 70 km/h, 28, 1 killed
- 80 km/h, 76, 1 killed
- 100 km/h, 78

_Posted speed limit where the crash was recorded._

## The roads it named most

- Blenheim Road, 39, 1 serious
- Ferry Road, 39, 4 serious
- Moorhouse Avenue, 37
- Main North Road, 36, 2 serious
- Brougham Street, 34, 1 serious
- Main South Road, 33, 4 serious
- Curletts Road, 32, 3 serious
- Riccarton Road, 31, 1 serious
- Christchurch Southern Motorway, 28, 1 serious
- Linwood Avenue, 25, 1 killed

The corner the year kept returning to: [Halswell Junction Road & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/halswell-junction-road-and-springs-road), 10 crashes that year.

## The corners it kept returning to

- [Halswell Junction Road & Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/halswell-junction-road-and-springs-road), 10
- [Curletts Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/curletts-road-and-main-south-road), 8, 1 serious
- [Curletts Road & Curletts Road Off Ramp](https://www.chch.live/crashes/curletts-road-and-curletts-road-off-ramp), 8, 1 serious
- [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 8, 1 serious
- [Greers Road & Harewood Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/greers-road-and-harewood-road), 8, 1 serious
- [Marshland Road & Queen Elizabeth II Drive](https://www.chch.live/crashes/marshland-road-and-queen-elizabeth-ii-drive), 8, 1 serious
- [Harewood Road & Russley Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/harewood-road-and-russley-road), 8
- [Aldwins Road & Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/aldwins-road-and-linwood-avenue), 7

_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), 111
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 83
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 66
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), 59
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 58
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 54
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 51
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 43
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), 42

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

## Who was involved

- people on bicycles, 149
- motorcycles & mopeds, 105
- people walking, 94
- trucks, 81
- buses, 24

_92% urban. 17% on a state highway. 1,868 named a corner or a second road. 113 fell on a holiday, Christmas / New Year 51, Easter 24, Labour Weekend 24, Queen's Birthday 14._

## What they hit

- a parked vehicle, 250
- a post or pole, 121
- a fence, 120
- a guard rail, 76
- a tree, 75
- a traffic sign, 69
- a traffic island, 56
- a bank or cliff face, 36

## The weather it happened in

- fine, 1,578
- light rain, 192
- heavy rain, 49
- mist or fog, 29
- snow, 1

_A second condition rode some of them, frost on 39, strong wind on 27._

## How the crossing was controlled

- no marked control, 958
- traffic signals, 437
- a give way, 333
- a stop sign, 103
- not recorded, 43
- a school patrol, 3

## The road itself

- 2 lanes, 1,419
- 4 lanes, 159
- 3 lanes, 151
- 1 lane, 79
- 6 lanes, 31
- 5 lanes, 21
- 8 lanes, 5

_The way the road ran: 1,482 on a two-way road, 386 on a one-way street, 13 on off the road. 95 on a hill road. 12 off the sealed road. uncommon spots: 17 on a bridge, 17 a motorway ramp, 10 an overpass, 9 an underpass, 4 a speed hump. roadworks marked 3, a temporary speed limit 14, an advisory speed 69._

## The vehicles on the day

- cars & station wagons, 1,682
- vans & utes, 270
- SUVs, 190
- unrecorded vehicles, 24
- taxis, 24
- other vehicles, 10

## The way they were travelling

- heading south, 279
- heading north, 256
- heading east, 176
- heading west, 158

_The street lights were on for 612, off for 1,063 and absent for 150._

## The people who died, 12

Every fatal crash in the record in 2022, the roads it named:

- Off Road-Bellbird Hearing
- [Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/halswell-road) at Aidanfield Drive
- [Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street) at [Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/fitzgerald-avenue)
- [Hay Street](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/hay-street) at [Ruru Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bromley/ruru-road)
- [Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/linwood-avenue) at [Cashel Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/cashel-street)
- [Gasson Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/gasson-street) at [Byron Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/byron-street)
- [Caledonian Road](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/caledonian-road) at [Canon Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/canon-street)
- [Halswell Junction Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/halswell-junction-road) at [Edmonton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hornby-south/edmonton-road)
- [Pound Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/pound-road) at [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/yaldhurst-road)
- [Caulfield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/caulfield-avenue) at [Whincops Road](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/whincops-road)
- [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/russley/yaldhurst-road) at [Russley Road](https://www.chch.live/street/russley/russley-road)
- [Martindales Road](https://www.chch.live/street/heathcote-valley/martindales-road) at [Truscotts Road](https://www.chch.live/street/heathcote-valley/truscotts-road)

## Questions, answered briefly

**How many crashes were there in Christchurch in 2022?**

1,881 police-reported crashes, 684 hurt somebody, 12 people killed and 132 people were seriously hurt, 673 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 2022?**

[Halswell Junction Road and Springs Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/halswell-junction-road-and-springs-road), 10 crashes that year.

**Which suburb had the most crashes in 2022?**

[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 2022’s crashes cluster?**

17% were on a state highway. 113 fell on a holiday (Christmas / New Year 51, Easter 24, Labour Weekend 24, Queen's Birthday 14).

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/crashes/2022
Whole record: https://www.chch.live/crashes
Source: NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS), police-reported crashes