# Cranmer Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 278 reports at 33 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 196 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cranmer-square ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6306&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6306&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6306&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 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-cranmer-square), 23 reports - [25 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-cranmer-square), 22 reports - [28 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-cranmer-square), 19 reports - [10 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-cranmer-square), 19 reports - [9 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-cranmer-square), 16 reports - [33A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33a-cranmer-square), 15 reports - [32 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/32-cranmer-square), 15 reports - [22 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-cranmer-square), 15 reports - [18 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/18-cranmer-square), 15 reports - [1/2 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-2-cranmer-square), 12 reports - [6 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/6-cranmer-square), 11 reports - [40 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/40-cranmer-square), 11 reports - [33 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33-cranmer-square), 11 reports - [8 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-cranmer-square), 10 reports - [34 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/34-cranmer-square), 10 reports - [5A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5a-cranmer-square), 8 reports - [33B Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33b-cranmer-square), 8 reports - [1P Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1p-cranmer-square), 7 reports - [1 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-cranmer-square), 7 reports - [25A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25a-cranmer-square), 6 reports - [38 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/38-cranmer-square), 3 reports - [3 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/3-cranmer-square), 2 reports - [26 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-cranmer-square), 2 reports - [25-31 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-31-cranmer-square), 2 reports - [7 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-cranmer-square), 1 report - [5 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-cranmer-square), 1 report - [28A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28a-cranmer-square), 1 report - [26-28 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/26-28-cranmer-square), 1 report - [24 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-cranmer-square), 1 report - [2 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cranmer-square), 1 report - [17 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/17-cranmer-square), 1 report - [15 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/15-cranmer-square), 1 report - [13 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-cranmer-square), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 115 reports - Water & drains, 60 reports - Roads & footpaths, 46 reports - Trees & parks, 20 reports - Vehicles & parking, 17 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 15 reports - Everything else, 5 reports ## Year by year - 2015, 2 reports - 2016, 4 reports - 2017, 8 reports - 2019, 6 reports - 2020, 3 reports - 2021, 5 reports - 2022, 36 reports - 2023, 72 reports - 2024, 82 reports - 2025, 37 reports _2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._ ## On the register - [Cranmer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/50), 1P Cranmer Square - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/52), 38 Cranmer Square - [Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/53), 40 Cranmer Square - [Former St Margaret's School Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/51), 25A Cranmer Square ## In the written record *Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (299 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520807.2.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Aug 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520821.2.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Aug 1852 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520828.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Aug 1852 - [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530723.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jul 1853 - [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 12 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540812.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Aug 1854 - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 09 July 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18560709.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Jul 1856 - [Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 October 1856)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18561001.2.17.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Oct 1856 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 June 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580612.2.23.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Jun 1858 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 June 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580616.2.26.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jun 1858 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 June 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580626.2.17.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 26 Jun 1858 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 June 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580630.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Jun 1858 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Cranmer Square, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 27 July 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690727.2.6), Star · 1869-07-27T00:00:00.000Z - [CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 31 August 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690831.2.8), Star · 1869-08-31T00:00:00.000Z - [CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 30 November 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18691130.2.5), Star · 1869-11-30T00:00:00.000Z - [THE Otago Daily Times. DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. (Otago Daily Times, 12 August 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18700812.2.10), Otago Daily Times · 1870-08-12T00:00:00.000Z - [A. SCHOOL OF MINES. (Otago Witness, 20 August 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18700820.2.6), Otago Witness · 1870-08-20T00:00:00.000Z - [The Star. TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1871. CATHEDRAL SQUARE. (Star, 30 May 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710530.2.5), Star · 1871-05-30T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 October 1872)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18721007.2.2.1), Star · 1872-10-07T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 August 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740829.2.2.1), Star · 1874-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 October 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18791009.2.11.3), Star · 1879-10-09T00:00:00.000Z - [CHRISTCHURCH. (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 January 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18820114.2.10.3), Poverty Bay Herald · 1882-01-14T00:00:00.000Z - [The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1882. THE CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 January 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18820117.2.7), Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 1882-01-17T00:00:00.000Z - [The Timaru Herald. (Timaru Herald, 18 January 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18820118.2.7), Timaru Herald · 1882-01-18T00:00:00.000Z - [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 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 July 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19020705.2.69.3), Star · 1902-07-05T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 October 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051017.2.47.2), Star · 1905-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 November 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051106.2.11.5), Star · 1905-11-06T00:00:00.000Z - [SCHOOL EXCURSIONS TO THE EXHIBITION. (Otago Witness, 06 February 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19070206.2.245), Otago Witness · 1907-02-06T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070406.2.101.2), Star · 1907-04-06T00:00:00.000Z - [NOTES FROM DUNEDIN. (Evening Post, 03 November 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19081103.2.41), Evening Post · 1908-11-03T00:00:00.000Z - [THE CITY'S PROPERTY. (Star, 25 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090225.2.47), Star · 1909-02-25T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8996552), 1/2 Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08996552/public/1_zcaipnpy2rq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8996541), 2 Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08996541/public/1_dm82h3ufpg7k.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8832566), 25A Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08832566/public/1_iw8chykvunj.jpg - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8569476), 9 Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08569476/public/1_mt3g4qpkutab.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8329389), 33A Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08329389/public/1_dsrfl5zscx4.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8302046), 19 Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08302046/public/1_gywv78oa8roj.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8219029), 33A Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08219029/public/1_pvoqv02a9br7.jpg - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8197660), 33B Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08197660/public/1_c28wurzri6pm.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8195647), 1P Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08195647/public/1_emedvegpzx4h.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8175543), 33A Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08175543/public/1_ucp3dzvlgbko.jpg - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8063378), 9 Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08063378/public/1_plx6ci9ca7n5.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8015226), 25A Cranmer Square, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08015226/public/1_midqjiao9vr8.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/8996552) at [1/2 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-2-cranmer-square), 28 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8996541) at [2 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cranmer-square), 28 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8832566) at [25A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25a-cranmer-square), 30 Aug 2026 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8569476) at [9 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-cranmer-square), 14 Jul 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8329389) at [33A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33a-cranmer-square), 29 May 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8302046) at [19 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-cranmer-square), 24 May 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8219029) at [33A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33a-cranmer-square), 8 May 2026 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8197660) at [33B Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33b-cranmer-square), 4 May 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8195647) at [1P Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1p-cranmer-square), 4 May 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8175543) at [33A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/33a-cranmer-square), 30 Apr 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8063378) at [9 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-cranmer-square), 10 Apr 2026 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8015226) at [25A Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25a-cranmer-square), 1 Apr 2026 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7986435) at [19 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-cranmer-square), 27 Mar 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7975245) at [25 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-cranmer-square), 25 Mar 2026 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7757339) at [19 Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-cranmer-square), 17 Feb 2026 ## Heard on the wire *Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.* - [Just a PSA for those looking for some social/creative things. This week on Friday, at 7pm there’s a group of photographers and creatives meeting at Cranmer Square heading around town to do a little…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wm8rk5/social_photography_night_walk/), r/chch · RelationshipSoft4080, 21 Sept 2026 ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=cranmer-square&suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Cranmer Square?** In [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Cranmer Square?** 278 reports at 33 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (115), water & drains (60), roads & footpaths (46). **When was Cranmer Square first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 196 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What heritage places are on Cranmer Square?** [Cranmer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/50), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/52), [Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/53), 1 more on the register. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=christchurch-central-city&street=cranmer-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cranmer-square