# Graffiti & tagging in Christchurch

155,291 reports filed under 13 related headings in the council’s public record since 2015, 15,967 in the year to 12 October 2026. Tagging and graffiti on fences, buildings, signs, murals, cabinets, poles, bus stops, playgrounds, roads and public property.

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 |
| --- | ---: |
| 2015 | 1,167 |
| 2016 | 6,148 |
| 2017 | 7,045 |
| 2018 | 7,734 |
| 2019 | 11,686 |
| 2020 | 13,366 |
| 2021 | 16,627 |
| 2022 | 17,630 |
| 2023 | 18,540 |
| 2024 | 25,241 |
| 2025 | 18,412 |
| 2026 | 11,695 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 643
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 97
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 87
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 66
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown), 64
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 61
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), 37
- [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 31
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 23
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond), 22

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

## The latest on file

- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074380), 149 Clyde Road, Burnside · 12 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074108), 28 Brynley Street, Hornby · 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9074096), 112 Springs Road, Hornby · 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074086), 26 Brynley Street, Hornby · 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9073027), 148 Lonsdale Street, New Brighton · 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9073010), 564 New Brighton Road, New Brighton · 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9073001), 564 New Brighton Road, New Brighton · 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9072997), 564 New Brighton Road, New Brighton · 11 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 3,167
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,600
- [Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 55,760
- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,719
- [Bins & kerbside collection](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 41,191
- [Park maintenance](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 32,713


## 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.

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