# Abandoned cars & hazardous vehicles in Christchurch

13,331 reports filed under 2 related headings in the council’s public record since 2019, 3,687 in the year to 14 October 2026. Abandoned vehicles and vehicles reported as a hazard.

Filed by residents through the council’s reporting channel and relayed here as lodged. A report is somebody’s word that the problem was there, the record is the reporting, not a count of verified fixes.

Report yours the way every one of these was filed, Snap Send Solve: https://www.snapsendsolve.com.

## Year by year

| Year | Reports |
| --- | ---: |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 85 |
| 2022 | 1,032 |
| 2023 | 2,817 |
| 2024 | 3,051 |
| 2025 | 3,418 |
| 2026 | 2,927 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 107
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 43
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), 41
- [St Albans](https://www.chch.live/st-albans), 36
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 34
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 29
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 28
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 25
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 25
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 24

_Suburb is read from the report’s own address text, recent record, ranked._

## The latest on file

- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9085093), 77 Halton St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9084456), 8 Cheviot St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9084014), 30B Gracefield Avenue, Christchurch Central City · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083730), 270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083611), 68 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083524), 16 Esplanade, Sumner · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083245), 50 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City · 13 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083029), 16B Mchaffies Place, Wainoni · 13 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,351
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,624
- [Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 55,843
- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,749
- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,204
- [Park maintenance](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 32,733


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Abandoned cars & hazardous vehicles reports are there in Christchurch?**

13,331 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2019, the busiest year was 2025 with 3,418; 3,687 in the year to 14 October 2026.

**Where is Abandoned cars & hazardous vehicles reported most in Christchurch?**

Christchurch Central City tops the recent record, read from each report’s own address text, so it is the reporting pattern, not a claim the problem is worst there.

**How do residents report Abandoned cars & hazardous vehicles in Christchurch?**

Through the council’s reporting channel, the same channel every report on this page came through (Snap Send Solve). Each report is somebody’s word the problem was there.

**Where does this record come from?**

Christchurch City Council’s public reports layer, resident-filed reports under the heading this page counts. Counts describe reporting, not verified inspections or fixes.

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)