# Potholes in Christchurch

4,247 reports filed under the heading “Pothole” in the council’s public record since 2019, 1,114 in the year to 13 October 2026. Potholes in the road surface.

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 | 3 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2022 | 559 |
| 2023 | 1,210 |
| 2024 | 583 |
| 2025 | 986 |
| 2026 | 869 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 48
- [Canterbury Region](https://www.chch.live/canterbury-region), 34
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 23
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 22
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 21
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), 18
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), 16
- [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/hei-hei), 14
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 14
- [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst), 14

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

## The latest on file

- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083893), 8A Bailey St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083634), 4–22 Railway Tce · 13 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083451), 104 Idris Road, Bryndwr · 13 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9081116), 3 Beresford St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9076661), 50–86 Kingsley St · 12 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075942), 10 Eastling Street, Bishopdale · 12 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075345), 6 Gilbert Place, Sydenham · 12 Oct 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075303), 35 McLeans Island Road, Harewood · 12 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,621
- [Footpaths & pavements](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 17,098
- [Street lights](https://www.chch.live/problems/street-lights), 2,563
- [Bus & tram shelters](https://www.chch.live/problems/bus-shelters), 781
- [Traffic lights & signals](https://www.chch.live/problems/traffic-signals), 763
- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,340


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Potholes reports are there in Christchurch?**

4,247 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2019, the busiest year was 2023 with 1,210; 1,114 in the year to 13 October 2026.

**Where is Potholes reported most in Christchurch?**

Halswell 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 Potholes 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/potholes
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)