# Wilsons Road, Sydenham, Christchurch

55 reports at 9 addresses, the first in 2018, the latest 2026. 53 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/wilsons-road

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5533&lon=172.6506&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5533&lon=172.6506&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5533&lon=172.6506&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
- [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 42 reports
- [212 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/212-wilsons-road), 3 reports
- [210 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/210-wilsons-road), 3 reports
- [198 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/198-wilsons-road), 2 reports
- [209 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/209-wilsons-road), 1 report
- [206 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/206-wilsons-road), 1 report
- [195 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/195-wilsons-road), 1 report
- [194 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/194-wilsons-road), 1 report
- [189 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/189-wilsons-road), 1 report

## What got reported
- Rubbish & dumping, 25 reports
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 17 reports
- Roads & footpaths, 6 reports
- Water & drains, 3 reports
- Trees & parks, 3 reports
- Vehicles & parking, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2018, 2 reports
- 2019, 1 report
- 2020, 2 reports
- 2021, 7 reports
- 2022, 12 reports
- 2023, 10 reports
- 2024, 12 reports
- 2025, 7 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 (33 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [JURY LIST FOR 1860. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600519.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 19 May 1860
- [Wilsons Road rural section plan](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/heathcote-road-board-rural-sections/ccl-cs-95653), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1877
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 November 1903)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19031117.2.34.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 17 Nov 1903
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1904)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19041228.2.26.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Dec 1904
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 July 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19050704.2.42.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 4 Jul 1905
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 October 1905)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19051021.2.66.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Oct 1905
- [Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 February 1909)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19090220.2.68.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 20 Feb 1909
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 10 September 1910)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19100910.2.32.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 10 Sept 1910
- [Mr and Mrs Lightfoot](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/bdmt/people/ccl-cs-79637), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1920
- [Aerial photomosaic of Huntsbury and Hillsborough](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/aerial-photomosaics/1926/ccl-cs-47083), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1926
- [Substation on Ferry Road near Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/med/med-historical-photographs/ccl-cs-37087), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1930
- [Excello Service Station](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2013/ccl-cs-14684), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1930

## As it was reported
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053166), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09053166/public/1_k3m6pcgf3oeg.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7805345), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07805345/public/1_cifg9ga8aj6.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7303650), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07303650/public/1_cpx6gvr5qqb.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6378531), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06378531/public/1_y7sog9yyk1lk.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6314993), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06314993/public/1_v3ep5bdmx3f.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6283781), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06283781/public/1_cqbo9pxiizdl.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6075729), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06075729/public/1_7xgmplmde4ua.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5915194), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05915194/public/1_j6hyu4yw07oh.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5906338), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05906338/public/1_6cyy4im9jc8q.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5463511), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05463511/public/1_quv3lbwtg2ek.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5463435), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05463435/public/1_isg0wj3t5hg.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5347868), 214 Wilsons Road, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05347868/public/1_uov8zrs98e.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053166) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 8 Oct 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7805345) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 25 Feb 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7303650) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 1 Dec 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6378531) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 23 May 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6314993) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 10 May 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6283781) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 4 May 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6075729) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 24 Mar 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5915194) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 22 Feb 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5906338) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 20 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5463511) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 26 Nov 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5463435) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 26 Nov 2024
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5347868) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 1 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5157480) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 18 Sept 2024
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4459589) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 25 Mar 2024
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4444958) at [214 Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/214-wilsons-road), 21 Mar 2024

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Wilsons Road?**

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

**What gets reported on Wilsons Road?**

55 reports at 9 addresses, most often rubbish & dumping (25), graffiti & vandalism (17), roads & footpaths (6).

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

2018, the record covers 53 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2026.

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

[Ferry Road and Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/ferry-road-and-wilsons-road), 26 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=sydenham&street=wilsons-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=wilsons-road