Worcester Street
1,807 reports at 211 addresses in Christchurch Central City, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 875 separate days somebody filed something about it.
1,807 reports211 addresses875 days reported on14 on the registerfrom the air, then2,167 documents carry the name9 businessesthe 14th street on the roll, by days it took to know
Where it runs
Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Worcester Street, 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
- 142 Worcester Street, 103 reports
- 3 Worcester Street, 78 reports
- 78 Worcester Street, 69 reports
- 67 Worcester Street, 60 reports
- 138 Worcester Street, 60 reports
- 151 Worcester Street, 50 reports
- 40 Worcester Street, 40 reports
- 154 Worcester Street, 34 reports
- 270 Worcester Street, 33 reports
- 65 Worcester Street, 32 reports
- 63 Worcester Street, 31 reports
- 136 Worcester Street, 26 reports
- 261 Worcester Street, 24 reports
- 20 Worcester Street, 24 reports
- 116 Worcester Street, 24 reports
- 208 Worcester Street, 23 reports
- 2 Worcester Street, 23 reports
- 163 Worcester Street, 23 reports
- 112 Worcester Street, 23 reports
- 288 Worcester Street, 22 reports
- 94 Worcester Street, 21 reports
- 86 Worcester Street, 21 reports
- 56 Worcester Street, 21 reports
- 5 Worcester Street, 20 reports
- 123 Worcester Street, 20 reports
- 121A Worcester Street, 20 reports
- 82 Worcester Street, 19 reports
- 33 Worcester Street, 18 reports
- 240 Worcester Street, 18 reports
- 147 Worcester Street, 18 reports
- 242 Worcester Street, 17 reports
- 237 Worcester Street, 17 reports
- 227 Worcester Street, 17 reports
- 90 Worcester Street, 16 reports
- 155 Worcester Street, 16 reports
- 103 Worcester Street, 15 reports
- 255 Worcester Street, 14 reports
- 230 Worcester Street, 13 reports
- 272 Worcester Street, 12 reports
- 256 Worcester Street, 12 reports
- 124 Worcester Street, 12 reports
- 52 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 48 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 28 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 278 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 246 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 23 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 220 Worcester Street, 11 reports
- 88 Worcester Street, 10 reports
- 62 Worcester Street, 10 reports
- 97 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 92 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 89 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 298 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 284 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 226 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 216 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 210 Worcester Street, 9 reports
- 69 Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 259 Worcester Street, 8 reports
and the other 151 the record names
- 258 Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 250 Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 214 Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 202 Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 139 Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 113B Worcester Street, 8 reports
- 275 Worcester Street, 7 reports
- 267 Worcester Street, 7 reports
- 262 Worcester Street, 7 reports
- 251 Worcester Street, 7 reports
- 234 Worcester Street, 7 reports
- 129 Worcester Street, 7 reports
- 5/35 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 35E Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 296 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 285A Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 263 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 252 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 228 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 206 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 180 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 159 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 15 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 115A Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 105 Worcester Street, 6 reports
- 90A Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 280A Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 268 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 231 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 217 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 196 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 194 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 186 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 169 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 135 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 128 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 119 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 117 Worcester Street, 5 reports
- 95 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 63R Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 35 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 30 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 264 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 25 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 232 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 229 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 215 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 205 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 144 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 143 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 127 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 115 Worcester Street, 4 reports
- 98 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 93 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 91 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 6 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 55 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 31 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 29 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 285 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 281 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 27B Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 271 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 266 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 209 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 203 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 161 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 157 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 152 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 151-163 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 149 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 146 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 145-147 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 131 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 113A Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 113 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 109BBD Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 107-119 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 107 Worcester Street, 3 reports
- 87 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 85 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 78–88 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 305E Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 283 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 280B Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 279 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 265 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 260 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 248 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 244 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 233-237 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 233 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 22 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 212 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 205B Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 205A Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 17/268 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 17 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 134 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 109 Worcester Street, 2 reports
- 85-97 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 84 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 80 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 7 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 50–60 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 4/384 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 384 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 32 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 303 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 2E Worcester Street, 1 report
- 280 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 27C Worcester Street, 1 report
- 279-285 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 278A Worcester Street, 1 report
- 275-277 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 27 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 258-260 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 236 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 222 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 216A Worcester Street, 1 report
- 216-220 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 213 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 2/163 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 192 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 190 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 19 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 184 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 182 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 161–163 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 153-157 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 150 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 133 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 132 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 130 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 13 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 120–122 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 120 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 12 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 119A Worcester Street, 1 report
- 115W Worcester Street, 1 report
- 113C Worcester Street, 1 report
- 111 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 11 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 109BBE Worcester Street, 1 report
- 109BB Worcester Street, 1 report
- 109BAR Worcester Street, 1 report
- 109BAA Worcester Street, 1 report
- 105–107 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 105-119 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 10 Worcester Street, 1 report
- 02 Worcester Street, 1 report
What got reported
- Graffiti & vandalism, 1,191 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 210 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 196 reports
- Water & drains, 61 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 59 reports
- Trees & parks, 49 reports
- Everything else, 38 reports
- Animals & pests, 2 reports
Year by year
- 2015, 3 reports
- 2016, 15 reports
- 2017, 14 reports
- 2018, 24 reports
- 2019, 20 reports
- 2020, 33 reports
- 2021, 129 reports
- 2022, 246 reports
- 2023, 352 reports
- 2024, 450 reports
- 2025, 325 reports
On the register
- Christchurch Boys' High School Gymnasium and Setting, 2B Worcester Street
- Christchurch Club and Setting, 154 Worcester Street
- Clock Tower Block and Setting, 2 Worcester Street
- Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre, 115A Worcester Street
- Digby's Commercial School/Worcester Chambers and Setting, 69 Worcester Street
- Dwelling and Setting, 15 Worcester Street
- Dwelling and Setting, 21 Worcester Street
- Dwelling and Setting, 229 Worcester Street
- Former Dwelling and Setting, 5 Worcester Street
- Former Dwelling and Setting, 17 Worcester Street
- Former Dwelling and Setting, 23 Worcester Street
- Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting, 124 Worcester Street
- Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting, 28 Worcester Street
- Registry and Setting, 40 Worcester Street
On foot, The boulevard walks this street.
In the written record
Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 2,167 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:
- Avon River, Christchurch, 1852
· Kura Heritage Collections Online,
…with flax buses in the foreground, Oxford Terrace (left), Cambridge Terrace (right), the Worcester Street bridge (right) and the Port Hills in the distance. The two-storied house left of centre is th…
- Painting: Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
· Canterbury Museum,
One painting titled 'Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ' by Henry Ffitch. Features the Worcester Street Bridge and the Land Office on the right and Dr A C Barker's House on the left. Oil on board.…
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)
· Papers Past,
…reet well fenced in with the vhut erected thereon and nos 407 and 409 in the best part of worcester street near to the bridge and land office further particulars will be given in next week paper and p…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…ohn oxford ter christch labourer fitch george upper heathcote river landowner field james worcester st christen gent field george dampier bay lyttelton carter finnimore john thomas hereford street chr…
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…george ferry road farmer bayfield arthur canterbury street lyttelton druggist bealy john worcester st christch gent bealy samuel worcester st christch gent bealby richard bridle path lyttelton builde…
- Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…y london st lyttelton carter pressley samuel gollan bay lyttelton labourer preston thomas worcester st christch carter prior thomas avon head labourer purvis james christch surveyor quaife john papanu…
- Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…eet christchurch labourer hill hardy glocester street christch carter hill james hardwick worcester st christch gafpenter killjjoseph papanui shingle splitter hill william riccarton road labourer hill…
- Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…n labourer waghorn arthur port albert mariner walker james papanui labourer walker joseph worcester st christchurch labourer walker william riccarton road labourer wallice william jackson road lyttelt…
- Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)
· Papers Past,
…thur riccartonyoadvjabqurer gilbert charles college land lyttelton labourer gilbert james worcester street christchurch labourer gidley harvey oxford st lyttelton carpenter giles john papanui sawyer g…
- ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853)
· Papers Past,
…erry road lyttelton lower lincoln road ashby vill riccarton road lyttelton brenchley farm worcester street christchurch ferry road christchurch j christchurch j upper lincoln and ellesmere road ferry…
- ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)
· Papers Past,
…hurch tuam street oxford terrace section cashel street deerham street no 1 oxford terrace worcester street christchurch canterbury street lyttelton tuam street christchurch christchurch no 1 oxford te…
- JURY LIST. (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1853)
· Papers Past,
…gent ronsley john canterbury st labourer roil henry papanui publican rose lucas conway jp worcester street christchurch rose robert oxford st lyttelton hair dresser rossiter peter college land lyttelt…
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The businesses on it, 9
Premises whose address in the directory is Worcester Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.
Blue Penguin BoutiqueClothing · Cathedral Junction 5/113 Worcester Street, Central City
Booking StationAttractions · 109 Worcester Street, Shop 13, Cathedral Junction, Central City
Cathedral Junction BarbersHairdressers · 111 Worcester Street, Central City
Christchurch AccommodationBusiness · 113 Worcester Street, Central City
Hotel 115Hotels · 115 Worcester Street
Quest ApartmentsHotels · 113 Worcester Street, Central City
Skin SpaceBusiness · 28 Worcester Street, Central City
The ParlourBars & pubs · 28 Cathedral Square & Worcester Street, Central City
Vagabond BackpackersHostels · 232 Worcester Street, Central City
The named ground
Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge; Named places within 350 m of a reported pin; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
The crash record on it
NZTA’s record names Worcester Street in 64 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
Its file in the papers
Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 April 1871) · Star,
- Christchurch. (Star, 11 May 1892) · Star,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 February 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 March 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 April 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 April 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 June 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 July 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 September 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 September 1898) · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser,
- THE CHRISTCHURCH LOAN PROPOSALS. (Star, 21 November 1899) · Star,
- THE CITY'S DRAINAGE. (Star, 24 April 1906) · Star,
- SANATORIUM SATURDAY. (Star, 26 May 1906) · Star,
- Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 May 1906) · Star,
- LAND VALUES IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 18 November 1907) · Ashburton Guardian,
- Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 May 1909) · Star,
- Mew Government Buildings. (Northern Advocate, 04 July 1910) · Northern Advocate,
- Page 10 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 02 February 1920) · Evening Post,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 April 1933) · Ellesmere Guardian,
- Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 18 April 1933) · Ellesmere Guardian,
Heard on the wire
Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.
As it was reported
The latest on it
- Graffiti on a playground or in a park, 136 Worcester St,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 86 Worcester Street,
- Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet, 28 Worcester St,
- Hazard, vehicle, 88 Worcester St,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 2 Worcester St,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 48 Worcester St,
- Animal - General, 88 Worcester St,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 270 Worcester Street,
- Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 228 Worcester Street,
- Roads - General, 136 Worcester St,
- Trees - General, 169 Worcester Street,
- Hazard, vehicle, 40 Worcester St,
- Dumped Rubbish, 250 Worcester St,
- Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, 40 Worcester St,
- Dumped Rubbish, 272 Worcester Street,
Questions, answered briefly
Where is Worcester Street?
In Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, New Zealand.
What gets reported on Worcester Street?
1,807 reports at 211 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,191), rubbish & dumping (210), roads & footpaths (196).
When was Worcester Street first reported on?
2015, the record covers 875 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.
What heritage places are on Worcester Street?
Christchurch Boys' High School Gymnasium and Setting, Christchurch Club and Setting, Clock Tower Block and Setting, 11 more on the register.
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