# Barrington Street, Addington, Christchurch

353 reports at 32 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 281 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/addington/barrington-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5467&lon=172.61&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5467&lon=172.61&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5467&lon=172.61&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## The addresses on it
- [468 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/468-barrington-street), 67 reports
- [458 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/458-barrington-street), 57 reports
- [465 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/465-barrington-street), 39 reports
- [452 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/452-barrington-street), 27 reports
- [467B Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/467b-barrington-street), 24 reports
- [485 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/485-barrington-street), 22 reports
- [469 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/469-barrington-street), 15 reports
- [470 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/470-barrington-street), 12 reports
- [479 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/479-barrington-street), 10 reports
- [462 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/462-barrington-street), 9 reports
- [477 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/477-barrington-street), 7 reports
- [473 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/473-barrington-street), 6 reports
- [450 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/450-barrington-street), 6 reports
- [1/101/470 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-101-470-barrington-street), 6 reports
- [475A Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/475a-barrington-street), 5 reports
- [474A Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/474a-barrington-street), 5 reports
- [472 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/472-barrington-street), 5 reports
- [471 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/471-barrington-street), 5 reports
- [481 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/481-barrington-street), 4 reports
- [464 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/464-barrington-street), 3 reports
- [489 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/489-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [476 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/476-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [474 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/474-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [467A Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/467a-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [467 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/467-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [466 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/466-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [454–470 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/454%E2%80%93470-barrington-street), 2 reports
- [483 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/483-barrington-street), 1 report
- [478 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/478-barrington-street), 1 report
- [475 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/475-barrington-street), 1 report
- [465–479 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/465%E2%80%93479-barrington-street), 1 report
- [463A Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/463a-barrington-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 158 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 74 reports
- Trees & parks, 51 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 39 reports
- Everything else, 13 reports
- Water & drains, 12 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 3 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 3 reports

## Year by year
- 2015, 3 reports
- 2016, 6 reports
- 2017, 5 reports
- 2018, 12 reports
- 2019, 13 reports
- 2020, 7 reports
- 2021, 20 reports
- 2022, 43 reports
- 2023, 91 reports
- 2024, 97 reports
- 2025, 33 reports

_2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (44 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [BIRTHS.. r; \ (Star, 19 April 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090419.2.33), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Apr 1909
- [THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 2-12-1915)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19151202.2.39), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Feb 1915
- [ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 13-7-1917)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19170713.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Jul 1917
- [House corner of Barrington Street and Rose Street, 1923](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-7626), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1920
- [House corner of Barrington Street and Rose Street, 1923](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-7627), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1923
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 October 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19271028.2.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Oct 1927
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 November 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19271104.2.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Nov 1927
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 November 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19271108.2.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Nov 1927
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 10 November 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19271110.2.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Nov 1927
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 15 November 1927)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19271115.2.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Nov 1927
- [NEWS OF THE DAY (Evening Post, 05 October 1929)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19291005.2.22), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Oct 1929
- [Barrington Street powerlines](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-historical-photographs/ccl-cs-16006), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Mar 1931

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Barrington Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 August 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18780808.2.12), Star · 1878-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 August 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19040829.2.51.2), Star · 1904-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 November 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051118.2.75.3), Star · 1905-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 19 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410619.2.90), Evening Post · 1941-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 December 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19411222.2.100), Evening Post · 1941-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 03 January 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450103.2.81), Evening Post · 1945-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8946470), 479 Barrington St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08946470/public/1_fnxz504kvm.jpg
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8934686), 465–479 Barrington St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08934686/public/1_qfrykyytwckr.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8509101), 476 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08509101/public/1_9ctwlnf59h77.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8410761), 468 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08410761/public/1_6zarqh46xnsx.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8369444), 468 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08369444/public/1_ldp9hew8suk.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8299493), 468 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08299493/public/1_63ytx92o4kxo.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8294941), 452 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08294941/public/1_yu9qn8zh4ulp.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8272966), 1/101/470 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08272966/public/1_cizywc82s7kl.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8232729), 465 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08232729/public/1_bhwcev1u5xoy.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8206637), 468 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08206637/public/1_g1gzqsd7hnh5.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8206579), 470 Barrington Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08206579/public/1_5mgei1wunnwu.jpg
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8197632), 469 Barrington St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08197632/public/1_pp32do5l8tks.jpg

[More photographs on the Addington wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=addington)

## Latest on record
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8946470) at [479 Barrington St](https://www.chch.live/addington/479-barrington-street), 19 Sept 2026
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8934686) at [465–479 Barrington St](https://www.chch.live/addington/465%E2%80%93479-barrington-street), 17 Sept 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8509101) at [476 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/476-barrington-street), 2 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8450569) at [452 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/452-barrington-street), 21 Jun 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8410761) at [468 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/468-barrington-street), 14 Jun 2026
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8369444) at [468 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/468-barrington-street), 6 Jun 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8308564) at [467B Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/467b-barrington-street), 25 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8299493) at [468 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/468-barrington-street), 24 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8294941) at [452 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/452-barrington-street), 23 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8272966) at [1/101/470 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-101-470-barrington-street), 19 May 2026
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8259275) at [450 Barrington St](https://www.chch.live/addington/450-barrington-street), 16 May 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8253296) at [1/101/470 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/1-101-470-barrington-street), 15 May 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8232729) at [465 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/465-barrington-street), 11 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8206637) at [468 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/468-barrington-street), 6 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8206579) at [470 Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/addington/470-barrington-street), 6 May 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 66 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 19 seriously hurt.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=barrington-street&suburb=addington)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Barrington Street?**

In [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Barrington Street?**

353 reports at 32 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (158), rubbish & dumping (74), trees & parks (51).

**When was Barrington Street first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 281 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=addington&street=barrington-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Addington&street=barrington-street