# Straven Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 210 reports at 56 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 176 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/straven-road ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5275&lon=172.6021&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5275&lon=172.6021&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5275&lon=172.6021&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 - [43 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/43-straven-road), 26 reports - [5 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/5-straven-road), 25 reports - [53 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/53-straven-road), 10 reports - [50 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/50-straven-road), 8 reports - [7A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7a-straven-road), 7 reports - [23 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-straven-road), 7 reports - [17 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/17-straven-road), 7 reports - [6 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-straven-road), 6 reports - [28 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/28-straven-road), 6 reports - [8 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/8-straven-road), 5 reports - [6A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6a-straven-road), 5 reports - [61 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/61-straven-road), 5 reports - [45 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/45-straven-road), 5 reports - [20 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/20-straven-road), 5 reports - [51 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/51-straven-road), 4 reports - [48 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/48-straven-road), 4 reports - [41 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/41-straven-road), 4 reports - [4 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-straven-road), 4 reports - [3A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3a-straven-road), 4 reports - [37 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/37-straven-road), 4 reports - [34 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/34-straven-road), 4 reports - [15 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/15-straven-road), 4 reports - [10 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-straven-road), 4 reports - [7 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7-straven-road), 3 reports - [3 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3-straven-road), 3 reports - [14 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/14-straven-road), 3 reports - [7B Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7b-straven-road), 2 reports - [58 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/58-straven-road), 2 reports - [49 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/49-straven-road), 2 reports - [33 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/33-straven-road), 2 reports - [2B Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2b-straven-road), 2 reports - [2 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/2-straven-road), 2 reports - [12 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/12-straven-road), 2 reports - [11 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/11-straven-road), 2 reports - [9 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/9-straven-road), 1 report - [60A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/60a-straven-road), 1 report - [59 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/59-straven-road), 1 report - [57 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/57-straven-road), 1 report - [55 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/55-straven-road), 1 report - [52 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/52-straven-road), 1 report - [46A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/46a-straven-road), 1 report - [42 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/42-straven-road), 1 report - [3B Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3b-straven-road), 1 report - [39 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/39-straven-road), 1 report - [31-33 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/31-33-straven-road), 1 report - [3-5 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3-5-straven-road), 1 report - [29 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/29-straven-road), 1 report - [27 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/27-straven-road), 1 report - [26 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/26-straven-road), 1 report - [24 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/24-straven-road), 1 report - [22 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/22-straven-road), 1 report - [19 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/19-straven-road), 1 report - [13E Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13e-straven-road), 1 report - [13 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-straven-road), 1 report - [11A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/11a-straven-road), 1 report - [10A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10a-straven-road), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 102 reports - Roads & footpaths, 58 reports - Water & drains, 23 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 10 reports - Trees & parks, 10 reports - Vehicles & parking, 6 reports - Everything else, 1 report ## Year by year - 2015, 5 reports - 2016, 8 reports - 2017, 12 reports - 2018, 14 reports - 2019, 15 reports - 2020, 7 reports - 2021, 6 reports - 2022, 23 reports - 2023, 32 reports - 2024, 45 reports - 2025, 31 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 (30 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).* - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 September 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070928.2.71.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Sept 1907 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 December 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071213.2.45.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Dec 1907 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 December 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071228.2.91.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Dec 1907 - [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 January 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080102.2.62.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 2 Jan 1908 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 January 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080108.2.36.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 8 Jan 1908 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080115.2.38.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Jan 1908 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 January 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080124.2.36.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Jan 1908 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 January 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080131.2.41.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Jan 1908 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 February 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080205.2.39.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Feb 1908 - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090116.2.106.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jan 1909 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090120.2.52.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Jan 1909 - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090122.2.51.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 22 Jan 1909 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Straven Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090127.2.39.1), Star · 1909-01-27T00:00:00.000Z - [RICCARTON'S FUTURE. (Star, 29 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090129.2.90), Star · 1909-01-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090129.2.49.2), Star · 1909-01-29T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 August 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090825.2.38.1), Star · 1909-08-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 August 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090827.2.46.2), Star · 1909-08-27T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090911.2.68.3), Star · 1909-09-11T00:00:00.000Z - [AN £800,000 ESTATE (Otago Daily Times 9-6-1914)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19140609.2.63), 1914-09-06T12:00:00Z - [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 27 July 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350727.2.8.2), Evening Post · 1935-07-27T00:00:00.000Z - [WEDDING (Evening Post, 10 October 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19351010.2.164.4), Evening Post · 1935-10-10T00:00:00.000Z - [MID-CANTERBURY (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 September 1943)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19430928.2.10.2), Ellesmere Guardian · 1943-09-28T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8886763), 15 Straven Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08886763/public/1_630lwxhvgwr1.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8871519), 5 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08871519/public/1_9cwyxs3y1zux.jpg - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8508945), 58 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08508945/public/1_4nqz1wi9824.jpg - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8171014), 43 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08171014/public/1_1cbrb2xrkpgs.jpg - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8164621), 50 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08164621/public/1_1zmcfzr9n7ep.jpg - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7965022), 5 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07965022/public/1_upltypk9osf.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7955976), 11 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07955976/public/1_db16e7uw839.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7942952), 48 Straven Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07942952/public/1_dxh3pntvg7lf.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7935922), 7 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07935922/public/1_gltf6k82ys7g.jpg - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7910983), 33 Straven Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07910983/public/1_pwhp5394yaam.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7487386), 17 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07487386/public/1_9uwnl4eznu4a.jpg - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7264418), 61 Straven Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07264418/public/1_7hf8uvw1zr55.jpg [More photographs on the Riccarton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=riccarton) ## Latest on record - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8886763) at [15 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/15-straven-road), 8 Sept 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8871519) at [5 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/5-straven-road), 6 Sept 2026 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8508945) at [58 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/58-straven-road), 2 Jul 2026 - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8171014) at [43 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/43-straven-road), 29 Apr 2026 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8164621) at [50 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/50-straven-road), 28 Apr 2026 - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8077530) at [23 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-straven-road), 13 Apr 2026 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7965022) at [5 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/5-straven-road), 24 Mar 2026 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7955976) at [11 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/11-straven-road), 23 Mar 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7942952) at [48 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/48-straven-road), 20 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7935922) at [7 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7-straven-road), 19 Mar 2026 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7910983) at [33 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/33-straven-road), 15 Mar 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7487386) at [17 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/17-straven-road), 5 Jan 2026 - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7264418) at [61 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/61-straven-road), 24 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7232766) at [3A Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3a-straven-road), 18 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7232654) at [8 Straven Rd](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/8-straven-road), 18 Nov 2025 ## Schools on it - [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary (Year 9-15) · decile 10 · EQI 418 · roll 1,403 ## The businesses on it (5) *Premises whose address in the directory is Straven Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [Straven Medical](https://www.chch.live/business/straven-medical-riccarton), Doctors & clinics · 12 Straven Road, Fendalton - [Straven Road Veterinary Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/straven-road-veterinary-centre-riccarton), Vets · 8 Straven Road - [The Craic Irish Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-craic-irish-bar-riccarton), Bars & pubs · 2 Straven Road Riccarton - [TJ's Food](https://www.chch.live/business/tj-s-food-riccarton), Restaurants · 3A Straven Road - [TJ's Korean Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/tj-s-korean-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants · 3 Straven Road, Riccarton ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 55 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed. The corner the record returns to: [Riccarton Road & Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/riccarton-road-and-straven-road), 68 crashes pinned to the pairing. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=straven-road&suburb=riccarton) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Straven Road?** In [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Straven Road?** 210 reports at 56 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (102), roads & footpaths (58), water & drains (23). **When was Straven Road first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 176 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. **What is the busiest corner on Straven Road?** [Riccarton Road and Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/riccarton-road-and-straven-road), 68 police-reported crashes at the pairing. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=riccarton&street=straven-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Riccarton&street=straven-road