# Blenheim Road, Sockburn, Christchurch

177 reports at 44 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 135 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/blenheim-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5393&lon=172.5627&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5393&lon=172.5627&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5393&lon=172.5627&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5393&lon=172.5627&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
- [455 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455-blenheim-road), 35 reports
- [572 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/572-blenheim-road), 16 reports
- [447 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/447-blenheim-road), 12 reports
- [451 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/451-blenheim-road), 9 reports
- [538 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/538-blenheim-road), 8 reports
- [503 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/503-blenheim-road), 7 reports
- [472 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/472-blenheim-road), 7 reports
- [455R Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455r-blenheim-road), 7 reports
- [521 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/521-blenheim-road), 6 reports
- [527 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/527-blenheim-road), 5 reports
- [504 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/504-blenheim-road), 5 reports
- [559 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/559-blenheim-road), 4 reports
- [526 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/526-blenheim-road), 4 reports
- [501a Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/501a-blenheim-road), 4 reports
- [483 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/483-blenheim-road), 4 reports
- [532 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/532-blenheim-road), 3 reports
- [531 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/531-blenheim-road), 3 reports
- [497 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/497-blenheim-road), 3 reports
- [466 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/466-blenheim-road), 3 reports
- [538-552 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/538-552-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [534 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/534-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [501 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/501-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [477C Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/477c-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [477 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/477-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [449-455 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/449-455-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [444 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/444-blenheim-road), 2 reports
- [536 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/536-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [535 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/535-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [533–551 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/533%E2%80%93551-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [520D Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/520d-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [520 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/520-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [519 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/519-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [513-521 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/513-521-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [511 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/511-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [508 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/508-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [487 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/487-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [485 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/485-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [481 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/481-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [479 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/479-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [454 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/454-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [453 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/453-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [449 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/449-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [435–447 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/435%E2%80%93447-blenheim-road), 1 report
- [418 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/418-blenheim-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Roads & footpaths, 63 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 54 reports
- Rubbish & dumping, 23 reports
- Trees & parks, 18 reports
- Water & drains, 12 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 4 reports
- Everything else, 3 reports

## Year by year
- 2015, 1 report
- 2016, 3 reports
- 2017, 5 reports
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 11 reports
- 2020, 20 reports
- 2021, 6 reports
- 2022, 15 reports
- 2023, 16 reports
- 2024, 35 reports
- 2025, 43 reports

_2026 was still in progress when this page was drawn and is left off._

## Its file in the papers

*Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Blenheim Road, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.*
- [MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 07 September 1889)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18890907.2.31), Star · 1889-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 11 January 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050111.2.28), Star · 1905-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 02 June 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19060602.2.14), Marlborough Express · 1906-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 05 June 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19060605.2.15), Marlborough Express · 1906-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 July 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080706.2.40.1), Star · 1908-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 06 September 1912)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19120906.2.21), Marlborough Express · 1912-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [PUBLIC WORKS (Marlborough Express, 21 October 1914)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19141021.2.27), Marlborough Express · 1914-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [NEWS IN BRIEF (Otago Daily Times 3-8-1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19180803.2.85), Otago Daily Times · 1918-03-08T12:00:00Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR. (Ashburton Guardian, 17 September 1918)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19180917.2.32), Ashburton Guardian · 1918-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [STEERING NORTH. (Marlborough Express, 02 September 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX19200902.2.5), Marlborough Express · 1920-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 12 September 1921)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19210912.2.15), Ashburton Guardian · 1921-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [MAIN HIGHWAYS (Evening Post, 21 August 1928)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19280821.2.123), Evening Post · 1928-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [MAIN HIGHWAYS (Evening Post, 21 January 1929)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19290121.2.120), Evening Post · 1929-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 25 May 1935)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350525.2.177.5), Evening Post · 1935-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [PERSONAL NOTES (Evening Post, 29 April 1937)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370429.2.177.2), Evening Post · 1937-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Evening Post, 04 September 1939)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19390904.2.3), Evening Post · 1939-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 26 June 1941)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410626.2.101), Evening Post · 1941-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 December 1944)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19441228.2.83), Evening Post · 1944-12-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 April 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450428.2.47), Evening Post · 1945-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 07 May 1945)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450507.2.60), Evening Post · 1945-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## As it was reported
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8988359), 455R Blenheim Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08988359/public/1_pnjdvkd9tosc.jpg
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8813382), 455R Blenheim Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08813382/public/1_q0xys71muf8k.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8658241), 447 Blenheim Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08658241/public/1_pz5fmnsiold9.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8522715), 454 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08522715/public/1_kego7urbmblc.jpg
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8247914), 455 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08247914/public/1_omeg0ikpc8o.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8173221), 447 Blenheim Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08173221/public/1_faq4y7nwh08c.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8147553), 485 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08147553/public/1_jwzmrq6s6xdy.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8147321), 444 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08147321/public/1_05rdjj6id5o2s.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8147117), 504 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08147117/public/1_cxkpryvzdyd.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8121700), 533–551 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08121700/public/1_dxtwqzxa6yek.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8093342), 503 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08093342/public/1_h26ygf88rubq.jpg
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/7965089), 455 Blenheim Rd, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07965089/public/1_evhibezxmbie.jpg

[More photographs on the Sockburn wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sockburn)

## Latest on record
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8988359) at [455R Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455r-blenheim-road), 27 Sept 2026
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8988200) at [455R Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455r-blenheim-road), 27 Sept 2026
- [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8813382) at [455R Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455r-blenheim-road), 26 Aug 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8658241) at [447 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/447-blenheim-road), 29 Jul 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8522715) at [454 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/454-blenheim-road), 5 Jul 2026
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8247914) at [455 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455-blenheim-road), 14 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8173221) at [447 Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/447-blenheim-road), 29 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8147553) at [485 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/485-blenheim-road), 25 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8147321) at [444 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/444-blenheim-road), 25 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8147117) at [504 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/504-blenheim-road), 25 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8121700) at [533–551 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/533%E2%80%93551-blenheim-road), 21 Apr 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8093342) at [503 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/503-blenheim-road), 16 Apr 2026
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/7965089) at [455 Blenheim Rd](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455-blenheim-road), 24 Mar 2026
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7778894) at [455R Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455r-blenheim-road), 21 Feb 2026
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7612182) at [455R Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/455r-blenheim-road), 25 Jan 2026

## The businesses on it (5)

*Premises whose address in the directory is Blenheim Road, the commercial record alongside the civic one.*
- [2 CheapCars](https://www.chch.live/business/2-cheapcars-sockburn), Car dealers · 493 Blenheim Road
- [Beers](https://www.chch.live/business/beers-sockburn), Bars & pubs · 477B Blenheim Road Sockburn
- [No.1 Fitness Warehouse - Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/no-1-fitness-warehouse-christchurch-sockburn), Malls · 455 Blenheim Road
- [Target Furniture - Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/target-furniture-christchurch-sockburn), Furniture · 455 Blenheim Road
- [Totally Gluten Free Bakery - Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/business/totally-gluten-free-bakery-sockburn), Delis · 477B Blenheim Road, Sockburn

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 122 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 3 people killed, 28 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: [Blenheim Road & Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 157 crashes pinned to the pairing.

- [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=blenheim-road&suburb=sockburn)

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Blenheim Road?**

In [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), Christchurch, New Zealand.

**What gets reported on Blenheim Road?**

177 reports at 44 addresses, most often roads & footpaths (63), graffiti & vandalism (54), rubbish & dumping (23).

**When was Blenheim Road first reported on?**

2015, the record covers 135 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

**What is the busiest corner on Blenheim Road?**

[Blenheim Road and Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/blenheim-road-and-main-south-road), 157 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sockburn&street=blenheim-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sockburn&street=blenheim-road