# Bedford Row, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

106 reports at 17 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 84 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/bedford-row

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5337&lon=172.6414&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5337&lon=172.6414&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5337&lon=172.6414&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5337&lon=172.6414&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
- [19 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row), 26 reports
- [47 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-bedford-row), 15 reports
- [23 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/23-bedford-row), 15 reports
- [24 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-bedford-row), 12 reports
- [30 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/30-bedford-row), 6 reports
- [46 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/46-bedford-row), 5 reports
- [16 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-bedford-row), 5 reports
- [28 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-bedford-row), 4 reports
- [45 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-bedford-row), 3 reports
- [32 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/32-bedford-row), 3 reports
- [14 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-bedford-row), 3 reports
- [20 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-bedford-row), 2 reports
- [18 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/18-bedford-row), 2 reports
- [12 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-bedford-row), 2 reports
- [8 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-bedford-row), 1 report
- [36 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/36-bedford-row), 1 report
- [30–46 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/30%E2%80%9346-bedford-row), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 67 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 10 reports
- Trees & parks, 7 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 6 reports
- Everything else, 6 reports
- Water & drains, 5 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 2 reports
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2019, 1 report
- 2021, 7 reports
- 2022, 29 reports
- 2023, 32 reports
- 2024, 18 reports
- 2025, 10 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 (134 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 09 October 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18781009.2.15), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Oct 1878
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 October 1881)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18811005.2.15.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Oct 1881
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 April 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18820426.2.13.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Apr 1882
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 January 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830103.2.10.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1883
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 02 February 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18830202.2.31.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 2 Feb 1883
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 14 April 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830414.2.6.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Apr 1883
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 22 September 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18830922.2.9.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Sept 1883
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 February 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840204.2.18.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Feb 1884
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 June 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840611.2.38.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 11 Jun 1884
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 June 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840612.2.31.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jun 1884
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 August 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840819.2.17.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 Aug 1884
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 25 September 1884)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18840925.2.12.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Sept 1884

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Bedford Row, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 June 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18850618.2.15.4), Star · 1885-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 December 1885)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18851223.2.16.1), Star · 1885-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 18 May 1886)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860518.2.15.7), Star · 1886-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 October 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18871011.2.54.3), Star · 1887-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 October 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18871027.2.54.3), Star · 1887-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 December 1899)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18991207.2.44.3), Star · 1899-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 August 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010817.2.77.2), Star · 1901-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 August 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19010817.2.83.3), Star · 1901-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 January 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020104.2.85.3), Star · 1902-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 February 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020207.2.54.3), Star · 1902-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 December 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061210.2.9.5), Star · 1906-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 December 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061215.2.81.3), Star · 1906-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 December 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061229.2.80.5), Star · 1906-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 December 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19061231.2.29.2), Star · 1906-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 24 August 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19070824.2.66.3), Evening Post · 1907-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 November 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071127.2.68.4), Star · 1907-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080502.2.66.2), Star · 1908-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 25 October 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19201025.2.2.6), Ashburton Guardian · 1920-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 05 November 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19201105.2.2.6), Grey River Argus · 1920-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 06 November 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19201106.2.2.6), Ashburton Guardian · 1920-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8974715), 24 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08974715/public/1_5l2iwftf1vqn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8876194), 19 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08876194/public/1_3od9ixevzzjh.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8614884), 30–46 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08614884/public/1_wemvpon3ihbo.jpg
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8534490), 14 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08534490/public/1_r073xkghxgl7.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8534365), 19 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08534365/public/1_h8u3b8bmt5f.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8534325), 24 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08534325/public/1_t1vp2u04xfit.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8047274), 46 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08047274/public/1_13rtuidwuy8g4.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7486617), 47 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07486617/public/1_15iwdybp2hh9.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7204701), 19 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07204701/public/1_src580zusmj.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7128620), 16 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07128620/public/1_wf1pn8d1bvz.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7015455), 8 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07015455/public/1_kx6edktll0ft.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6843348), 19 Bedford Row, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06843348/public/1_r6a7ixgdkkp.jpg

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8974715) at [24 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-bedford-row), 24 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8876194) at [19 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row), 7 Sept 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8614884) at [30–46 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/30%E2%80%9346-bedford-row), 22 Jul 2026
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8534490) at [14 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/14-bedford-row), 7 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8534365) at [19 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row), 7 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8534325) at [24 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-bedford-row), 7 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8047274) at [46 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/46-bedford-row), 8 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7486617) at [47 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/47-bedford-row), 5 Jan 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7204701) at [19 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row), 13 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7128620) at [16 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-bedford-row), 30 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7015455) at [8 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-bedford-row), 9 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6843348) at [19 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row), 4 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6544144) at [23 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/23-bedford-row), 30 Jun 2025
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/5948330) at [19 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-bedford-row), 28 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5894973) at [16 Bedford Row](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-bedford-row), 18 Feb 2025

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 4 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=bedford-row&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Bedford Row?**

In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Bedford Row?**

106 reports at 17 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (67), roads & footpaths (10), trees & parks (7).

**When was Bedford Row first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 84 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=christchurch-central-city&street=bedford-row · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=bedford-row