# Wilmer Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

172 reports at 18 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 109 separate days somebody filed something about it.

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

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.6319&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.6319&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.6319&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5384&lon=172.6319&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 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-wilmer-street), 45 reports
- [4 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street), 24 reports
- [9 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-wilmer-street), 20 reports
- [25 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 18 reports
- [11 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-wilmer-street), 12 reports
- [18 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/18-wilmer-street), 9 reports
- [27 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/27-wilmer-street), 7 reports
- [21 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-wilmer-street), 6 reports
- [2 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-wilmer-street), 6 reports
- [11/13 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/11-13-wilmer-street), 6 reports
- [8 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-wilmer-street), 5 reports
- [12 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-wilmer-street), 4 reports
- [17 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/17-wilmer-street), 3 reports
- [13 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-wilmer-street), 2 reports
- [10-12 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-12-wilmer-street), 2 reports
- [9-21 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/9-21-wilmer-street), 1 report
- [29 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/29-wilmer-street), 1 report
- [10 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-wilmer-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 133 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 17 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 12 reports
- Water & drains, 6 reports
- Everything else, 2 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2015, 2 reports
- 2018, 3 reports
- 2019, 6 reports
- 2020, 5 reports
- 2021, 7 reports
- 2022, 44 reports
- 2023, 32 reports
- 2024, 26 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 (31 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 March 1887)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18870303.2.12.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Mar 1887
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 January 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960114.2.52.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Jan 1896
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 September 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060901.2.75.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 Sept 1906
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070304.2.67.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Mar 1907
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 April 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070410.2.55.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Apr 1907
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070902.2.61.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 2 Sept 1907
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070907.2.73.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 7 Sept 1907
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070928.2.71.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Sept 1907
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 October 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071012.2.72.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Oct 1907
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 February 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080229.2.66.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 29 Feb 1908
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080606.2.76.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Jun 1908
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 August 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080808.2.61.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Aug 1908

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Wilmer Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 14 August 1877)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18770814.2.20.1), Evening Post · 1877-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 26 July 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18780726.2.26.2), Evening Post · 1878-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 August 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080822.2.82.4), Star · 1908-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081212.2.61.4), Star · 1908-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 December 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081219.2.67.6), Star · 1908-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090123.2.88.4), Star · 1909-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 27 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090227.2.86.7), Star · 1909-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 March 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090320.2.78.6), Star · 1909-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090501.2.71.5), Star · 1909-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 May 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090508.2.55.4), Star · 1909-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 August 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090814.2.76.2), Star · 1909-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090918.2.94.2), Star · 1909-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE CITY. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 September 1913)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19130927.2.4), Ashburton Guardian · 1913-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9041742), 4 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09041742/public/1_6tfh23djfx9.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8927059), 25 Wilmer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08927059/public/1_ro5572r8do9.jpg
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8892849), 4 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08892849/public/1_rb713y0wi1dc.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8890502), 27 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08890502/public/1_1unu0fpcaxhp.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8862854), 25 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08862854/public/1_njthezboth1.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8732477), 12 Wilmer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08732477/public/1_qyka9ccoigio.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8624188), 25 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08624188/public/1_m3tz9aqcxkk.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8563188), 25 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08563188/public/1_er9lpvfifgc.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8386696), 25 Wilmer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08386696/public/1_4okyu1kmjr7d.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8253251), 25 Wilmer Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08253251/public/1_98nrjrp4qdue.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8233944), 27 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08233944/public/1_9h4apfwvdi7r.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7834188), 4 Wilmer St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07834188/public/1_zmtag1503af.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9041742) at [4 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street), 6 Oct 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8927059) at [25 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 15 Sept 2026
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8892849) at [4 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street), 9 Sept 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8890502) at [27 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/27-wilmer-street), 9 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8862854) at [25 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 4 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8732477) at [12 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-wilmer-street), 12 Aug 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8624188) at [25 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 23 Jul 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8563188) at [25 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 13 Jul 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8386696) at [25 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 9 Jun 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8253251) at [25 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 15 May 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8233944) at [27 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/27-wilmer-street), 11 May 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7955986) at [25 Wilmer Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 23 Mar 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7834188) at [4 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street), 2 Mar 2026
- [Sediment - Construction](https://www.chch.live/report/7618592) at [10 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-wilmer-street), 26 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7274841) at [25 Wilmer St](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-wilmer-street), 26 Nov 2025

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 5 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Wilmer Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Wilmer Street?**

172 reports at 18 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (133), roads & footpaths (17), vehicles & parking (12).

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

2015, the record covers 109 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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