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Graffiti & tagging in Christchurch

155,291 reports sit in the council’s published record under 13 related headings: filed by residents through Snap Send Solve since 2015. The busiest year was 2024 with 25,241; Christchurch Central City tops the recent record.

Tagging and graffiti on fences, buildings, signs, murals, cabinets, poles, bus stops, playgrounds, roads and public property.

Report yours the way every one of these was filed, Snap Send Solve (snapsendsolve.com).

Reports on record
155,291
In the year to 12 Oct 2026
15,967
Busiest year
2024, 25,241
Most-reported suburb
Christchurch Central City

Reports per year

2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off.

Where it gets reported

Christchurch Central City 643 Sydenham 97 Linwood 87 Woolston 66 Phillipstown 64 Addington 61 Papanui 37 New Brighton 31 Waltham 23 Richmond 22

Read from each report’s own address text, the recent record, ranked. A suburb’s whole picture is on its page.

The latest on file

Other problems on the record

The record behind this

Every report above was filed by a resident through the council’s reporting channel and sits in Christchurch City Council’s public reports layer, which this page reads directly. A report is somebody’s word that the problem was there: counts here describe reporting, not verified inspections or fixes, and a closed job does not come off the record.

The live stream of everything reported is at /problems, the pins are on the map, and the whole-city shape is at /trends. This page as markdown: /problems/graffiti.md.

Questions, answered briefly

How many Graffiti & tagging reports are there in Christchurch?

155,291 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2015, the busiest year was 2024 with 25,241; 15,967 in the year to 12 October 2026.

Where is Graffiti & tagging 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 Graffiti & tagging 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.