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Madras Street

19 reports at 4 addresses in Edgeware, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 19 separate days somebody filed something about it.

19 reports4 addresses19 days reported onfrom the air, then1,494 documents carry the namethe 2399th street on the roll, by days it took to know

Where it runs

619 Madras Street, 14 reports610 Madras Street, 3 reports611-619 Madras Street, 1 report466 Madras Street, 1 report

Each report dot is the average of the spots reports were filed from, where reporters stood on Madras Street, not the street’s surveyed line. The strong outline is Edgeware.

From the air, then

Madras Street from the air, 1940-1944
1940-1944 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Madras Street from the air, 1960-1964
1960-1964 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Madras Street from the air, 1970-1974
1970-1974 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Madras Street from the air, 1975-1979
1975-1979 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

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

What got reported

Year by year

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 1,494 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:

The rest are a search away, the whole shelf, for the name →

As it was reported

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa, a report photoPark - General Request, a report photoGraffiti somewhere else, a report photoDumped Rubbish, a report photoDumped Rubbish, a report photoPlayground Equipment, a report photoDumped Rubbish, a report photoWastewater/Stormwater, a report photoParks, a report photoGraffiti, a report photo more photographs
on the Edgeware wall →

The latest on it

Questions, answered briefly

Where is Madras Street?

In Edgeware, Christchurch, New Zealand.

What gets reported on Madras Street?

19 reports at 4 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (9), rubbish & dumping (4), trees & parks (4).

When was Madras Street first reported on?

2018, the record covers 19 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

What is the busiest corner on Madras Street?

Bealey Avenue and Madras Street, 30 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

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