# Elgin Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 117 reports at 14 addresses, the first in 2015, the latest 2026. 61 separate days somebody filed something about it. https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/elgin-street ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5458&lon=172.6349&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5458&lon=172.6349&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5458&lon=172.6349&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 - [2 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-elgin-street), 20 reports - [6 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/6-elgin-street), 18 reports - [33 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-elgin-street), 18 reports - [29 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-elgin-street), 12 reports - [5 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/5-elgin-street), 11 reports - [13 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-elgin-street), 11 reports - [27a Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/27a-elgin-street), 7 reports - [19 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/19-elgin-street), 7 reports - [23 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/23-elgin-street), 4 reports - [17 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/17-elgin-street), 3 reports - [2–6 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2%E2%80%936-elgin-street), 2 reports - [2-6 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-6-elgin-street), 2 reports - [9 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-elgin-street), 1 report - [11 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/11-elgin-street), 1 report ## What got reported - [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 49 reports - Roads & footpaths, 43 reports - Water & drains, 8 reports - Rubbish & dumping, 6 reports - Trees & parks, 6 reports - Vehicles & parking, 5 reports ## Year by year - 2015, 2 reports - 2016, 1 report - 2017, 2 reports - 2018, 5 reports - 2019, 5 reports - 2020, 1 report - 2021, 1 report - 2022, 5 reports - 2023, 17 reports - 2024, 56 reports - 2025, 16 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 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 July 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050704.2.42.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Jul 1905 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 September 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050927.2.53.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Sept 1905 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 September 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050930.2.87.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 30 Sept 1905 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 January 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060106.2.85.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 6 Jan 1906 - [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1906)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060905.2.49.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Sept 1906 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 January 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070105.2.81.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 5 Jan 1907 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 July 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19070713.2.67.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 13 Jul 1907 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 October 1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19071012.2.72.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Oct 1907 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 February 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080215.2.98.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 15 Feb 1908 - [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 June 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080627.2.70.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 27 Jun 1908 - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19081024.2.75.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 24 Oct 1908 - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090220.2.68.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Feb 1909 ## Its file in the papers *Papers Past records that surfaced when the archive searched for Elgin Street, they answered the search; whether they are about this street is a reader’s call.* - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 May 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960523.2.61.2), Star · 1896-05-23T00:00:00.000Z - [IN A NUTSHELL. (Star, 16 May 1898)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18980516.2.25), Star · 1898-05-16T00:00:00.000Z - [DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times 13-2-1907)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19070213.2.20), Otago Daily Times · 1907-02-13T12:00:00Z - [Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 30 May 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080530.2.44.7), Star · 1908-05-30T00:00:00.000Z - [EDUCATION BOARD. (Star, 08 July 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19080708.2.22), Star · 1908-07-08T00:00:00.000Z - [SUDDEN DEATH IN THE STREET. (Nelson Evening Mail, 19 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19081019.2.60), Nelson Evening Mail · 1908-10-19T00:00:00.000Z - [Sudden Death (Wanganui Herald, 19 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WH19081019.2.29.1), Wanganui Herald · 1908-10-19T00:00:00.000Z - [SUDDEN DEATH (Taranaki Herald, 19 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19081019.2.37.1), Taranaki Herald · 1908-10-19T00:00:00.000Z - [A SUDDEN DEATH. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19081019.2.22.9), Hawera & Normanby Star · 1908-10-19T00:00:00.000Z - [ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES: (Bush Advocate, 19 October 1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BA19081019.2.8), Bush Advocate · 1908-10-19T00:00:00.000Z - [ACCIDENTS AMD FATALITIES. (Mataura Ensign 19-10-1908)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19081019.2.10.12), Mataura Ensign · 1908-10-19T12:00:00Z - [THE CITY'S PROPERTY. (Star, 25 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090225.2.47), Star · 1909-02-25T00:00:00.000Z - [Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 June 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090612.2.62.6), Star · 1909-06-12T00:00:00.000Z - [ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 October 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19101010.2.20), Ashburton Guardian · 1910-10-10T00:00:00.000Z - [THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 21-7-1916)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19160721.2.3), Otago Daily Times · 1916-07-21T12:00:00Z - [PERSONALIA. (Grey River Argus, 17 March 1920)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19200317.2.7), Grey River Argus · 1920-03-17T00:00:00.000Z ## As it was reported - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045819), 2–6 Elgin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09045819/public/1_5h48fjrodnkq.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8811161), 9 Elgin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08811161/public/1_zob7om9zt2r.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8725328), 33 Elgin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08725328/public/1_x7ow2n97v5lw.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424520), 33 Elgin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08424520/public/1_aekjg93rlyo5.jpg - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7931048), 33 Elgin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07931048/public/1_c9bbyb6ago5n.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7509455), 29 Elgin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07509455/public/1_83t8v5w86ywi.jpg - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7438883), 2 Elgin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07438883/public/1_7v4uuzth8brs.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7204792), 33 Elgin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07204792/public/1_3ojm4qzfrc6m.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7106395), 2 Elgin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07106395/public/1_bmtxbqq0t1ns.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6997806), 2 Elgin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06997806/public/1_9llv80c03p5o.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6932917), 2–6 Elgin St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06932917/public/1_ljeekkmrbirt.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6872232), 6 Elgin Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06872232/public/1_cyc83lwfw3l.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Latest on record - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9045819) at [2–6 Elgin St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2%E2%80%936-elgin-street), 7 Oct 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8811161) at [9 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-elgin-street), 26 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8725328) at [33 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-elgin-street), 11 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424520) at [33 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-elgin-street), 16 Jun 2026 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7931048) at [33 Elgin St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-elgin-street), 18 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7509455) at [29 Elgin St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-elgin-street), 8 Jan 2026 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7438883) at [2 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-elgin-street), 26 Dec 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7204792) at [33 Elgin St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-elgin-street), 13 Nov 2025 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7106395) at [2 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-elgin-street), 27 Oct 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6997806) at [2 Elgin St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2-elgin-street), 6 Oct 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6932917) at [2–6 Elgin St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/2%E2%80%936-elgin-street), 22 Sept 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6872232) at [6 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/6-elgin-street), 10 Sept 2025 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6518441) at [13 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-elgin-street), 24 Jun 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5971968) at [6 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/6-elgin-street), 4 Mar 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5960791) at [33 Elgin Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-elgin-street), 2 Mar 2025 ## The businesses on it (7) *Premises whose address in the directory is Elgin Street, the commercial record alongside the civic one.* - [5th Street](https://www.chch.live/business/5th-street-sydenham), Restaurants · 5 Elgin Street - [Cycle Trading Co Ltd](https://www.chch.live/business/cycle-trading-co-ltd-sydenham), Bike shops · 23 Elgin Street - [GraysOnline](https://www.chch.live/business/graysonline-sydenham), Auction · 29 Elgin Street - [Hello Sunday](https://www.chch.live/business/hello-sunday-sydenham), Restaurants · 6 Elgin Street Sydenham - [Sesame Sushi & Asian Fusion](https://www.chch.live/business/sesame-sushi-asian-fusion-sydenham), Restaurants · 33 Elgin Street - [Smiths City The Colombo](https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-city-the-colombo-sydenham), Department stores · Corner Colombo and Elgin Street, Sydenham - [The Tucker Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-tucker-shop-sydenham), Business · Cnr Durham Street and Elgin Street, Sydenham ## The crash record on it NZTA’s record names the street in 16 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. - [The crashes it names](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=elgin-street&suburb=sydenham) ## Questions, answered briefly **Where is Elgin Street?** In [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), Christchurch, New Zealand. **What gets reported on Elgin Street?** 117 reports at 14 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (49), roads & footpaths (43), water & drains (8). **When was Elgin Street first reported on?** 2015, the record covers 61 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026. Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sydenham&street=elgin-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=elgin-street