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Colombo Street

2,402 reports at 353 addresses in Sydenham, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 1,033 separate days somebody filed something about it.

2,402 reports353 addresses1,033 days reported onfrom the air, thenthen / now5,416 documents carry the name96 businessesthe 9th street on the roll, by days it took to know

Where it runs

468 Colombo Street, 71 reports300 Colombo Street, 66 reports303 Colombo Street, 64 reports504 Colombo Street, 56 reports340 Colombo Street, 52 reports406 Colombo Street, 37 reports500 Colombo Street, 36 reports420 Colombo Street, 36 reports418 Colombo Street, 33 reports252 Colombo Street, 29 reports515 Colombo Street, 27 reports481 Colombo Street, 27 reports455 Colombo Street, 27 reports480 Colombo Street, 24 reports410 Colombo Street, 23 reports364 Colombo Street, 23 reports345 Colombo Street, 23 reports279 Colombo Street, 23 reports148 Colombo Street, 23 reports430 Colombo Street, 22 reports150 Colombo Street, 22 reports439 Colombo Street, 21 reports141 Colombo Street, 21 reports352 Colombo Street, 20 reports290 Colombo Street, 20 reports383 Colombo Street, 19 reports253 Colombo Street, 19 reports145 Colombo Street, 19 reports424 Colombo Street, 18 reports363 Colombo Street, 18 reports326 Colombo Street, 18 reports332 Colombo Street, 17 reports293 Colombo Street, 17 reports231 Colombo Street, 17 reports147 Colombo Street, 17 reports131 Colombo Street, 17 reports500A Colombo Street, 16 reports471 Colombo Street, 16 reports441 Colombo Street, 16 reports368 Colombo Street, 16 reports355 Colombo Street, 16 reports352A Colombo Street, 16 reports290a Colombo Street, 16 reports409 Colombo Street, 15 reports132 Colombo Street, 15 reports130 Colombo Street, 15 reports496 Colombo Street, 14 reports484 Colombo Street, 14 reports243 Colombo Street, 14 reports131A Colombo Street, 14 reports492 Colombo Street, 13 reports433 Colombo Street, 13 reports221 Colombo Street, 13 reports113 Colombo Street, 13 reports470 Colombo Street, 12 reports461A Colombo Street, 12 reports454 Colombo Street, 12 reports452 Colombo Street, 12 reports451 Colombo Street, 12 reports448 Colombo Street, 12 reports443 Colombo Street, 12 reports428 Colombo Street, 12 reports274 Colombo Street, 12 reports132A Colombo Street, 12 reports445 Colombo Street, 11 reports429 Colombo Street, 11 reports247 Colombo Street, 11 reports143B Colombo Street, 11 reports462 Colombo Street, 10 reports422 Colombo Street, 10 reports413 Colombo Street, 10 reports404 Colombo Street, 10 reports402 Colombo Street, 10 reports350 Colombo Street, 10 reports234 Colombo Street, 10 reports213 Colombo Street, 10 reports205 Colombo Street, 10 reports145C Colombo Street, 10 reports139 Colombo Street, 10 reports96A Colombo Street, 9 reports506 Colombo Street, 9 reports290E Colombo Street, 9 reports282A Colombo Street, 9 reports276 Colombo Street, 9 reports264 Colombo Street, 9 reports251 Colombo Street, 9 reports192 Colombo Street, 9 reports120 Colombo Street, 9 reports494 Colombo Street, 8 reports466 Colombo Street, 8 reports460 Colombo Street, 8 reports447 Colombo Street, 8 reports442 Colombo Street, 8 reports431 Colombo Street, 8 reports391 Colombo Street, 8 reports380A Colombo Street, 8 reports370 Colombo Street, 8 reports282 Colombo Street, 8 reports278 Colombo Street, 8 reports258 Colombo Street, 8 reports446 Colombo Street, 7 reports440 Colombo Street, 7 reports380 Colombo Street, 7 reports376 Colombo Street, 7 reports362 Colombo Street, 7 reports357 Colombo Street, 7 reports312 Colombo Street, 7 reports275 Colombo Street, 7 reports197 Colombo Street, 7 reports141A Colombo Street, 7 reports125 Colombo Street, 7 reports124A Colombo Street, 7 reports104A Colombo Street, 7 reports510 Colombo Street, 6 reports486 Colombo Street, 6 reports456A Colombo Street, 6 reports456 Colombo Street, 6 reports407 Colombo Street, 6 reports398 Colombo Street, 6 reports387 Colombo Street, 6 reports384 Colombo Street, 6 reports382 Colombo Street, 6 reports289 Colombo Street, 6 reports183A Colombo Street, 6 reports163 Colombo Street, 6 reports146 Colombo Street, 6 reports143 Colombo Street, 6 reports134A Colombo Street, 6 reports117 Colombo Street, 6 reports109 Colombo Street, 6 reports5/140 Colombo Street, 5 reports485 Colombo Street, 5 reports482 Colombo Street, 5 reports464 Colombo Street, 5 reports458 Colombo Street, 5 reports369 Colombo Street, 5 reports366C Colombo Street, 5 reports360 Colombo Street, 5 reports280 Colombo Street, 5 reports262 Colombo Street, 5 reports250 Colombo Street, 5 reports240 Colombo Street, 5 reports235 Colombo Street, 5 reports207 Colombo Street, 5 reports182E Colombo Street, 5 reports167 Colombo Street, 5 reports163E Colombo Street, 5 reports140 Colombo Street, 5 reports114 Colombo Street, 5 reports490 Colombo Street, 4 reports488 Colombo Street, 4 reports483 Colombo Street, 4 reports469 Colombo Street, 4 reports422B Colombo Street, 4 reports415 Colombo Street, 4 reports385 Colombo Street, 4 reports380B Colombo Street, 4 reports374 Colombo Street, 4 reports351 Colombo Street, 4 reports343 Colombo Street, 4 reports290A Colombo Street, 4 reports259 Colombo Street, 4 reports256 Colombo Street, 4 reports254 Colombo Street, 4 reports239 Colombo Street, 4 reports233 Colombo Street, 4 reports219 Colombo Street, 4 reports215–221 Colombo Street, 4 reports200 Colombo Street, 4 reports193 Colombo Street, 4 reports161 Colombo Street, 4 reports125A Colombo Street, 4 reports112 Colombo Street, 4 reports7/140 Colombo Street, 3 reports467 Colombo Street, 3 reports459 Colombo Street, 3 reports437A Colombo Street, 3 reports419 Colombo Street, 3 reports414 Colombo Street, 3 reports390 Colombo Street, 3 reports388 Colombo Street, 3 reports382A Colombo Street, 3 reports290D Colombo Street, 3 reports290B Colombo Street, 3 reports265 Colombo Street, 3 reports239d Colombo Street, 3 reports201 Colombo Street, 3 reports196 Colombo Street, 3 reports189 Colombo Street, 3 reports175 Colombo Street, 3 reports172 Colombo Street, 3 reports169A Colombo Street, 3 reports169 Colombo Street, 3 reports151 Colombo Street, 3 reports129-131 Colombo Street, 3 reports129 Colombo Street, 3 reports502 Colombo Street, 2 reports469A Colombo Street, 2 reports461 Colombo Street, 2 reports453 Colombo Street, 2 reports421 Colombo Street, 2 reports412 Colombo Street, 2 reports400 Colombo Street, 2 reports393 Colombo Street, 2 reports392 Colombo Street, 2 reports384A Colombo Street, 2 reports383A Colombo Street, 2 reports372 Colombo Street, 2 reports371 Colombo Street, 2 reports368-A Colombo Street, 2 reports366 Colombo Street, 2 reports355A Colombo Street, 2 reports344 Colombo Street, 2 reports338 Colombo Street, 2 reports330 Colombo Street, 2 reports304-312 Colombo Street, 2 reports3/140 Colombo Street, 2 reports296 Colombo Street, 2 reports286 Colombo Street, 2 reports285 Colombo Street, 2 reports280A Colombo Street, 2 reports269-275 Colombo Street, 2 reports267 Colombo Street, 2 reports263 Colombo Street, 2 reports241 Colombo Street, 2 reports240-242 Colombo Street, 2 reports237 Colombo Street, 2 reports224 Colombo Street, 2 reports222 Colombo Street, 2 reports218 Colombo Street, 2 reports211-213 Colombo Street, 2 reports210 Colombo Street, 2 reports202 Colombo Street, 2 reports185 Colombo Street, 2 reports175A Colombo Street, 2 reports166 Colombo Street, 2 reports158 Colombo Street, 2 reports157-161 Colombo Street, 2 reports156 Colombo Street, 2 reports154 Colombo Street, 2 reports135 Colombo Street, 2 reports134 Colombo Street, 2 reports129C Colombo Street, 2 reports128 Colombo Street, 2 reports127A Colombo Street, 2 reports126 Colombo Street, 2 reports124 Colombo Street, 2 reports118 Colombo Street, 2 reports104 Colombo Street, 2 reports102 Colombo Street, 2 reports98 Colombo Street, 1 report92 Colombo Street, 1 report521 Colombo Street, 1 report508 Colombo Street, 1 report499-503 Colombo Street, 1 report492A Colombo Street, 1 report488A Colombo Street, 1 report483-489 Colombo Street, 1 report482A Colombo Street, 1 report476 Colombo Street, 1 report468A Colombo Street, 1 report466B Colombo Street, 1 report466A Colombo Street, 1 report465 Colombo Street, 1 report457A Colombo Street, 1 report457 Colombo Street, 1 report449 Colombo Street, 1 report444-434 Colombo Street, 1 report444 Colombo Street, 1 report443-469 Colombo Street, 1 report437 Colombo Street, 1 report429a Colombo Street, 1 report423 Colombo Street, 1 report417 Colombo Street, 1 report409-423 Colombo Street, 1 report403 Colombo Street, 1 report4/185 Colombo Street, 1 report396 Colombo Street, 1 report395 Colombo Street, 1 report394A Colombo Street, 1 report394 Colombo Street, 1 report392A Colombo Street, 1 report391-393 Colombo Street, 1 report389 Colombo Street, 1 report386 Colombo Street, 1 report383a Colombo Street, 1 report375-407 Colombo Street, 1 report374-380 Colombo Street, 1 report373 Colombo Street, 1 report367 Colombo Street, 1 report362A Colombo Street, 1 report359-373 Colombo Street, 1 report359 Colombo Street, 1 report358 Colombo Street, 1 report356 Colombo Street, 1 report350-346 Colombo Street, 1 report349 Colombo Street, 1 report348 Colombo Street, 1 report347–359 Colombo Street, 1 report342 Colombo Street, 1 report321 Colombo Street, 1 report317 Colombo Street, 1 report307 Colombo Street, 1 report305-307 Colombo Street, 1 report305 Colombo Street, 1 report299 Colombo Street, 1 report292 Colombo Street, 1 report290b Colombo Street, 1 report283 Colombo Street, 1 report282a Colombo Street, 1 report277 Colombo Street, 1 report270 Colombo Street, 1 report260 Colombo Street, 1 report256-262 Colombo Street, 1 report249 Colombo Street, 1 report248 Colombo Street, 1 report245-251 Colombo Street, 1 report245 Colombo Street, 1 report226-234 Colombo Street, 1 report220 Colombo Street, 1 report217 Colombo Street, 1 report213A Colombo Street, 1 report212 Colombo Street, 1 report209–213 Colombo Street, 1 report2/303 Colombo Street, 1 report199 Colombo Street, 1 report194 Colombo Street, 1 report192-184 Colombo Street, 1 report187 Colombo Street, 1 report183 Colombo Street, 1 report182A Colombo Street, 1 report182 Colombo Street, 1 report178 Colombo Street, 1 report171A Colombo Street, 1 report171 Colombo Street, 1 report155 Colombo Street, 1 report151A Colombo Street, 1 report148A Colombo Street, 1 report147-149 Colombo Street, 1 report146-148 Colombo Street, 1 report136 Colombo Street, 1 report133R Colombo Street, 1 report133 Colombo Street, 1 report129B Colombo Street, 1 report127B Colombo Street, 1 report127 Colombo Street, 1 report125D Colombo Street, 1 report124B Colombo Street, 1 report123 Colombo Street, 1 report122 Colombo Street, 1 report119 Colombo Street, 1 report110 Colombo Street, 1 report1/145 Colombo Street, 1 report

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

From the air, then

Colombo Street from the air, 1940-1944
1940-1944 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Colombo Street from the air, 1970-1974
1970-1974 · CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
Colombo 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 →

Then and now

High Street and Colombo Street
Then, 1860 · High Street and Colombo Street
Now: Google Street View, 2025-04

The photograph names Colombo Street in its title and its copy is hosted under the source record’s stated rights, it opens that record. The frame is the street as it stands, the pose the QC bank verified (outside Formaggio's). The whole collection, oldest first →

The addresses on it

and the other 293 the record names

What got reported

Year by year

In the written record

Archive documents carrying the street’s name: leads and citations, not verified history. 5,416 on the shelf; the 12 earliest:

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

The businesses on it, 96

Premises whose address in the directory is Colombo Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.

…and 84 more whose address names it.

The named ground

Named water within 150 m of a reported pin, measured to the line or the edge; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.

Jacksons Creek stream · 1 m away Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River stream · 141 m away Sydenham Community Centre set of steps · 120 m away Sydenham Community Centre ramp · 122 m away Housing Lancewood Courts set of steps · 130 m away Bradford Park footbridge · 131 m away Sydenham Community Centre set of steps · 132 m away

The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names Colombo Street in 200 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 people killed, 35 seriously hurt.

The corner the record returns to: Brougham Street & Colombo Street, 53 crashes pinned to the pairing.

The crashes it names, each one →

The stops on it, 1

1 Metro stop on Colombo Street in Sydenham, in ECan’s stop record: served by route 1, route 44, route 8.

Every route in the record →

Its file in the papers

Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for the street’s name, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call, at the link.

Heard on the wire

Public posts that name the street: relayed, not verified.

As it was reported

Damaged Street Light, a report photoDumped Rubbish, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a fence, building or structure, a report photoGraffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, a report photo more photographs
on the Sydenham wall →

The latest on it

Questions, answered briefly

Where is Colombo Street?

In Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand.

What gets reported on Colombo Street?

2,402 reports at 353 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (1,648), roads & footpaths (287), water & drains (160).

When was Colombo Street first reported on?

2015, the record covers 1,033 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

What is the busiest corner on Colombo Street?

Brougham Street and Colombo Street, 53 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

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