# Madras Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch

497 reports at 134 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 363 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/madras-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5157&lon=172.6426&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5157&lon=172.6426&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5157&lon=172.6426&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5157&lon=172.6426&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
- [472 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/472-madras-street), 19 reports
- [441 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/441-madras-street), 19 reports
- [433 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/433-madras-street), 19 reports
- [423 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/423-madras-street), 17 reports
- [459 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/459-madras-street), 10 reports
- [419 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/419-madras-street), 10 reports
- [552 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/552-madras-street), 9 reports
- [546A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/546a-madras-street), 9 reports
- [476 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/476-madras-street), 9 reports
- [444 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/444-madras-street), 9 reports
- [443 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/443-madras-street), 9 reports
- [607A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/607a-madras-street), 8 reports
- [607 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/607-madras-street), 8 reports
- [525 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/525-madras-street), 8 reports
- [432 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/432-madras-street), 8 reports
- [420 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/420-madras-street), 8 reports
- [417 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/417-madras-street), 8 reports
- [575 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/575-madras-street), 7 reports
- [519 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/519-madras-street), 7 reports
- [515 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/515-madras-street), 7 reports
- [514 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/514-madras-street), 7 reports
- [483 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/483-madras-street), 7 reports
- [463B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/463b-madras-street), 7 reports
- [455 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/455-madras-street), 7 reports
- [430 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/430-madras-street), 7 reports
- [619 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/619-madras-street), 6 reports
- [603 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/603-madras-street), 6 reports
- [586 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/586-madras-street), 6 reports
- [570 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/570-madras-street), 6 reports
- [548 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/548-madras-street), 6 reports
- [436 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/436-madras-street), 6 reports
- [429 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/429-madras-street), 6 reports
- [422 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/422-madras-street), 6 reports
- [533B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/533b-madras-street), 5 reports
- [511 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/511-madras-street), 5 reports
- [494 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/494-madras-street), 5 reports
- [492 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/492-madras-street), 5 reports
- [450B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/450b-madras-street), 5 reports
- [617 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/617-madras-street), 4 reports
- [574 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/574-madras-street), 4 reports
- [555 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/555-madras-street), 4 reports
- [551A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/551a-madras-street), 4 reports
- [545 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/545-madras-street), 4 reports
- [500 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/500-madras-street), 4 reports
- [480 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/480-madras-street), 4 reports
- [466 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/466-madras-street), 4 reports
- [463 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/463-madras-street), 4 reports
- [450A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/450a-madras-street), 4 reports
- [447 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/447-madras-street), 4 reports
- [446 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/446-madras-street), 4 reports
- [610 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/610-madras-street), 3 reports
- [606 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/606-madras-street), 3 reports
- [598 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/598-madras-street), 3 reports
- [597 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/597-madras-street), 3 reports
- [572 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/572-madras-street), 3 reports
- [560 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/560-madras-street), 3 reports
- [537 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/537-madras-street), 3 reports
- [533A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/533a-madras-street), 3 reports
- [521 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/521-madras-street), 3 reports
- [486 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/486-madras-street), 3 reports
- [453 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/453-madras-street), 3 reports
- [443A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/443a-madras-street), 3 reports
- [611-619 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/611-619-madras-street), 2 reports
- [611 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/611-madras-street), 2 reports
- [608 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/608-madras-street), 2 reports
- [589 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/589-madras-street), 2 reports
- [584A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/584a-madras-street), 2 reports
- [583 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/583-madras-street), 2 reports
- [582 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/582-madras-street), 2 reports
- [569 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/569-madras-street), 2 reports
- [565 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/565-madras-street), 2 reports
- [558 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/558-madras-street), 2 reports
- [546 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/546-madras-street), 2 reports
- [535A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/535a-madras-street), 2 reports
- [533 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/533-madras-street), 2 reports
- [530 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/530-madras-street), 2 reports
- [506 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/506-madras-street), 2 reports
- [505A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/505a-madras-street), 2 reports
- [489 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/489-madras-street), 2 reports
- [479 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/479-madras-street), 2 reports
- [477 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/477-madras-street), 2 reports
- [469 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/469-madras-street), 2 reports
- [454C Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/454c-madras-street), 2 reports
- [448 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/448-madras-street), 2 reports
- [435 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/435-madras-street), 2 reports
- [426 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/426-madras-street), 2 reports
- [417–423 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/417%E2%80%93423-madras-street), 2 reports
- [608-568 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/608-568-madras-street), 1 report
- [602–606 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/602%E2%80%93606-madras-street), 1 report
- [593 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/593-madras-street), 1 report
- [588 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/588-madras-street), 1 report
- [581 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/581-madras-street), 1 report
- [578 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/578-madras-street), 1 report
- [567A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/567a-madras-street), 1 report
- [567 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/567-madras-street), 1 report
- [562-566 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/562-566-madras-street), 1 report
- [562 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/562-madras-street), 1 report
- [558-562 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/558-562-madras-street), 1 report
- [555-559 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/555-559-madras-street), 1 report
- [553 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/553-madras-street), 1 report
- [551B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/551b-madras-street), 1 report
- [549B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/549b-madras-street), 1 report
- [549 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/549-madras-street), 1 report
- [547 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/547-madras-street), 1 report
- [546-552 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/546-552-madras-street), 1 report
- [544B Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/544b-madras-street), 1 report
- [544 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/544-madras-street), 1 report
- [542C Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/542c-madras-street), 1 report
- [542 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/542-madras-street), 1 report
- [538A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/538a-madras-street), 1 report
- [535a Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/535a-madras-street), 1 report
- [526 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/526-madras-street), 1 report
- [523 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/523-madras-street), 1 report
- [510A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/510a-madras-street), 1 report
- [505 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/505-madras-street), 1 report
- [504 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/504-madras-street), 1 report
- [503 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/503-madras-street), 1 report
- [501 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/501-madras-street), 1 report
- [495E Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/495e-madras-street), 1 report
- [495 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/495-madras-street), 1 report
- [491A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/491a-madras-street), 1 report
- [491 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/491-madras-street), 1 report
- [487 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/487-madras-street), 1 report
- [485 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/485-madras-street), 1 report
- [473 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/473-madras-street), 1 report
- [467 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/467-madras-street), 1 report
- [461 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/461-madras-street), 1 report
- [456 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/456-madras-street), 1 report
- [454 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/454-madras-street), 1 report
- [450 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/450-madras-street), 1 report
- [440 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/440-madras-street), 1 report
- [436A Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/436a-madras-street), 1 report
- [424 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/424-madras-street), 1 report
- [1/603 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/1-603-madras-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 152 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 112 reports
- Water & drains, 102 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 77 reports
- Trees & parks, 32 reports
- Everything else, 10 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 8 reports
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 2 reports

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 5 reports
- 2017, 10 reports
- 2018, 13 reports
- 2019, 24 reports
- 2020, 14 reports
- 2021, 10 reports
- 2022, 49 reports
- 2023, 108 reports
- 2024, 93 reports
- 2025, 96 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 (1,494 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520131.2.18.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 31 Jan 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520214.2.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Feb 1852
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520221.2.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Feb 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520313.2.15.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Mar 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 March 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520327.2.15.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Mar 1852
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.5.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 3 Apr 1852
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520417.2.20.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Apr 1852
- [Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520501.2.16.3.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 1 May 1852
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520515.2.18.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 May 1852
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 August 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520814.2.21.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 14 Aug 1852
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. July 11, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 23 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530723.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 23 Jul 1853

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Madras Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [Biographical Sketches OF THE COLONISTS OF THE FIRST DECADE, (Otago Witness, 17 March 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18980317.2.207), Otago Witness · 1898-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9025437), 619 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09025437/public/1_cg4dhcqxi4k.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8923739), 441 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08923739/public/1_q848yfdhfdn.jpg
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8902131), 459 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08902131/public/1_rda81caqyfj9.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8864349), 495 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08864349/public/1_43ok834ffm1e.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8855710), 546A Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08855710/public/1_g4arr6uegkkk.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8829774), 525 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08829774/public/1_487dbfiyaxob.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8713268), 433 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08713268/public/1_1vpcwgpkmo83.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8705689), 433 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08705689/public/1_eb1cnlz0tdlg.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8705669), 492 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08705669/public/1_mm3f4quciiz.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8685171), 477 Madras Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08685171/public/1_iymhsw42mvrl.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8644791), 443 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08644791/public/1_vj6yblw6csh9.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8598927), 454 Madras St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08598927/public/1_hq9af6ayuxep.jpg

[More photographs on the Saint Albans wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=saint-albans)

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9025437) at [619 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/619-madras-street), 3 Oct 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8923739) at [441 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/441-madras-street), 15 Sept 2026
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8902131) at [459 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/459-madras-street), 11 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8864349) at [495 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/495-madras-street), 4 Sept 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8855710) at [546A Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/546a-madras-street), 3 Sept 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8829774) at [525 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/525-madras-street), 29 Aug 2026
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8759897) at [552 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/552-madras-street), 17 Aug 2026
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8739555) at [552 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/552-madras-street), 13 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8713268) at [433 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/433-madras-street), 9 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8705689) at [433 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/433-madras-street), 7 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8705669) at [492 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/492-madras-street), 7 Aug 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8685171) at [477 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/477-madras-street), 4 Aug 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8644791) at [443 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/443-madras-street), 27 Jul 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8598927) at [454 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/454-madras-street), 19 Jul 2026
- [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8576813) at [558 Madras St](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/558-madras-street), 15 Jul 2026

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [View from Oxford Terrace near Kilmore Street, looking towards the Madras Street bridge, October 28th 1964 (Canterbury Stories CCL-PH20-019).](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1x4ajfr/view_from_oxford_terrace_near_kilmore_street/), r/chch · Ted_Cashew, 13 Oct 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 35 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 7 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Bealey Avenue & Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-madras-street), 30 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-street&suburb=saint-albans)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Madras Street?**

In [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Madras Street?**

497 reports at 134 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (152), roads & footpaths (112), water & drains (102).

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

2015, the record covers 363 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Madras Street?**

[Bealey Avenue and Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes/bealey-avenue-and-madras-street), 30 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=saint-albans&street=madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Saint%20Albans&street=madras-street