# Essex Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch 170 reports at 32 addresses, the first in 2019, the latest 2026. 115 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/essex-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5338&lon=172.6532&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5338&lon=172.6532&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5338&lon=172.6532&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5338&lon=172.6532&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 - [41 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/41-essex-street), 21 reports - [15 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/15-essex-street), 18 reports - [38 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/38-essex-street), 17 reports - [14 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/14-essex-street), 12 reports - [5 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/5-essex-street), 10 reports - [24 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/24-essex-street), 9 reports - [55 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/55-essex-street), 8 reports - [35 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/35-essex-street), 8 reports - [39 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/39-essex-street), 7 reports - [63A Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/63a-essex-street), 6 reports - [26 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/26-essex-street), 6 reports - [23 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/23-essex-street), 6 reports - [67 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/67-essex-street), 5 reports - [62 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/62-essex-street), 5 reports - [24B Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/24b-essex-street), 5 reports - [27 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/27-essex-street), 4 reports - [19 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/19-essex-street), 4 reports - [71 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/71-essex-street), 3 reports - [37 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/37-essex-street), 3 reports - [9 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/9-essex-street), 1 report - [69 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/69-essex-street), 1 report - [68 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/68-essex-street), 1 report - [60 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/60-essex-street), 1 report - [57 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/57-essex-street), 1 report - [52 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/52-essex-street), 1 report - [36 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/36-essex-street), 1 report - [31 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/31-essex-street), 1 report - [29 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/29-essex-street), 1 report - [28 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/28-essex-street), 1 report - [24a Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/24a-essex-street), 1 report - [21 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/21-essex-street), 1 report - [20 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/20-essex-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 94 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 35 reports - Water & drains, 14 reports - Roads & footpaths, 10 reports - Trees & parks, 10 reports - Vehicles & parking, 5 reports - Everything else, 2 reports ## Year by year - 2019, 3 reports - 2020, 2 reports - 2021, 5 reports - 2022, 24 reports - 2023, 44 reports - 2024, 40 reports - 2025, 29 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 (37 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 April 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600421.2.21.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Apr 1860 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600425.2.4.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Apr 1860 - [The Ensign GOEE: TUESDAY, APEIL 17. (Mataura Ensign, 17 April 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19000417.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Apr 1900 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 December 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19041231.2.82.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Dec 1904 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 January 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050103.2.51.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Jan 1905 - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 August 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050812.2.85.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Aug 1905 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 May 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060528.2.53.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 May 1906 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 February 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070216.2.88.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Feb 1907 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070306.2.53.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Mar 1907 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070309.2.87.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 9 Mar 1907 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070316.2.111.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Mar 1907 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 March 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070323.2.72.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Mar 1907 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Essex Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Untitled (Manawatu Standard, 13 April 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19050413.2.15), Manawatu Standard · 1905-04-13T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080905.2.102.3), Star · 1908-09-05T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8712592), 38 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08712592/public/1_syra734t31h.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8629319), 5 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08629319/public/1_5agzvn383qu3.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8629320), 5 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08629320/public/1_hgyy10jsv3si.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8501424), 14 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08501424/public/1_ifpgcuyki7ep.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8482635), 35 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08482635/public/1_52lcyhusa4f4.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8456601), 38 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08456601/public/1_0tij678eyrsdi.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8456593), 38 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08456593/public/1_q4draq425ygr.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8455645), 19 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08455645/public/1_vqo4iwei3bhi.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8296070), 5 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08296070/public/1_3aofl65ptk7h.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8218375), 24a Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08218375/public/1_hjzmoreoyfc.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8218363), 37 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08218363/public/1_7c9hbr5gyobj.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8216303), 35 Essex Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08216303/public/1_lb22571tnm5.jpg [More photographs on the Phillipstown wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=phillipstown) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8712592) at [38 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/38-essex-street), 9 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8629319) at [5 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/5-essex-street), 24 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8629320) at [5 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/5-essex-street), 24 Jul 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8501424) at [14 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/14-essex-street), 1 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8482635) at [35 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/35-essex-street), 27 Jun 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8456601) at [38 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/38-essex-street), 22 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8456593) at [38 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/38-essex-street), 22 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8455645) at [19 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/19-essex-street), 22 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8296070) at [5 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/5-essex-street), 23 May 2026 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8245396) at [41 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/41-essex-street), 13 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8218375) at [24a Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/24a-essex-street), 8 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8218363) at [37 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/37-essex-street), 8 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8216303) at [35 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/35-essex-street), 8 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8153103) at [41 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/41-essex-street), 26 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8093703) at [35 Essex Street](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/35-essex-street), 16 Apr 2026 ## The businesses on it (1) *Premises whose address in the directory is Essex Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [Vinyl Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/vinyl-cafe-phillipstown), Cafés · 24B Essex Street, Central City ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Essex Street?** In [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Essex Street?** 170 reports at 32 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (94), rubbish & dumping (35), water & drains (14). **When was Essex Street first reported on?** 2019, the record covers 115 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=phillipstown&street=essex-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Phillipstown&street=essex-street