Cranmer Sq
30 reports at 15 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2025, the latest 2026. 21 separate days somebody filed something about it.
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Cranmer Sq, not the street’s surveyed line. Register places with a known pin sit on it too. The strong outline is Christchurch Central City.
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The addresses on it
- 6 Cranmer Sq, 6 reports
- 24 Cranmer Sq, 3 reports
- 18 Cranmer Sq, 3 reports
- 1 Cranmer Sq, 3 reports
- 5–9 Cranmer Sq, 2 reports
- 29 Cranmer Sq, 2 reports
- 25 Cranmer Sq, 2 reports
- 19 Cranmer Sq, 2 reports
- 9 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
- 8 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
- 34–40 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
- 33 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
- 31–33 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
- 2 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
- 15 Cranmer Sq, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 15 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 5 reports
- Trees & parks, 5 reports
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report
- Everything else, 1 report
Year by year
- 2025, 9 reports
On the register
- Cranmer Square and Setting, 1P Cranmer Square
- Dwelling and Setting, 38 Cranmer Square
- Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting, 40 Cranmer Square
- Former St Margaret's School Building and Setting, 25A Cranmer Square
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 54 on the shelf; the 2 earliest:
- ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.—CLAIMS TO VOTE—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)
· Papers Past,
…e west christchurch hereford street east in manchester street christchurch house and land cranmer square no 298 caversham house ferry road gloucester street 5-acre section 582 montreal street sections…
- CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 August 1877)
· Papers Past,
…upport the ohristohureh bill the form the ohristohuroh bill took was to cmvoy latimer and cranmer squares west oathedral squaro and canal reserve for purposes of publio recreation to tho corporation a…
The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →
The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge, the open map’s record.
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 1 Cranmer Sq,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 6 Cranmer Sq,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 33 Cranmer Sq,
- Poles and Signage - General, 34–40 Cranmer Sq,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 6 Cranmer Sq,
- Damaged Street Sign, 19 Cranmer Sq,
- Poles and Signage - General, 19 Cranmer Sq,
- Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, 25 Cranmer Sq,
- Road Signage, 25 Cranmer Sq,
- Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 29 Cranmer Sq,
- Damaged Street Sign, 5–9 Cranmer Sq,
- Damaged Street Sign, 31–33 Cranmer Sq,
- Damaged Street Sign, 5–9 Cranmer Sq,
- Road Signage, 9 Cranmer Sq,
- Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, 1 Cranmer Sq,
Questions, answered briefly
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
30 reports at 15 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (15), roads & footpaths (5), trees & parks (5).
2025, the record covers 21 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
Cranmer Square and Setting, Dwelling and Setting, Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting, 1 more on the register.
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