# Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish in Christchurch

55,843 reports filed under 4 related headings in the council’s public record since 2019, 13,451 in the year to 14 October 2026. Illegally dumped rubbish, litter, abandoned trolleys and street cleaning requests.

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 | 19 |
| 2020 | 624 |
| 2022 | 5,001 |
| 2023 | 11,004 |
| 2024 | 14,616 |
| 2025 | 14,157 |
| 2026 | 10,422 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 105
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 98
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), 61
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 51
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 49
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 47
- [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside), 40
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 36
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 31
- [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon), 26

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

## The latest on file

- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9087462), 79 MacKenzie Ave · 14 Oct 2026
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9087431), 323 Wainoni Road, Avondale · 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086891), 65A Peverel Street, Riccarton · 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086859), 91 Matipo Street, Riccarton · 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086780), 238 Milton St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086764), 107 Retreat Road, Avonside · 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086681), 53 Maxwell Street, Riccarton · 13 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086674), 2R Shand Crescent, Riccarton · 13 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,204
- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,351
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,624
- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,749
- [Park maintenance](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 32,733
- [Footpaths & pavements](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 17,101


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish reports are there in Christchurch?**

55,843 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2019, the busiest year was 2024 with 14,616; 13,451 in the year to 14 October 2026.

**Where is Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish reported most in Christchurch?**

Riccarton 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 Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish 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/dumped-rubbish
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)