# Barbadoes Street, Waltham, Christchurch

7 reports at 2 addresses, the first in 2021, the latest 2025. 7 separate days somebody filed something about it.

https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/barbadoes-street

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5398&lon=172.6466&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5398&lon=172.6466&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5398&lon=172.6466&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5398&lon=172.6466&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
- [122 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 6 reports
- [122A Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122a-barbadoes-street), 1 report

## What got reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4 reports
- Water & drains, 1 report
- Roads & footpaths, 1 report
- Trees & parks, 1 report

## Year by year
- 2021, 1 report
- 2022, 1 report
- 2023, 3 reports
- 2025, 2 reports

## In the written record

*Leads and citations, not verified history, documents a search ties to the name (1,039 on the shelf; the 12 earliest listed).*
- [Barbadoes St Cemetery: index to cemetery registers](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/cccarchives/barbadoesregisters/ccl-cs-26180), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1850
- [Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - area 1B](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/cemeteries/barbadoesstreet/ccl-cs-12871), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1851
- [Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - area 1A](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/cemeteries/barbadoesstreet/ccl-cs-12870), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1851
- [Barbadoes Street Cemetery: alphabetical list of burials](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/cccarchives/barbadoesregisters/ccl-cs-26181), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 1 Jan 1851
- [Barbadoes St Cemetery, Church of England, Register no. 1](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/cccarchives/barbadoesregisters/ccl-cs-26179), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories), 9 Apr 1851
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530716.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Jul 1853
- [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
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 12 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540812.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 12 Aug 1854
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540816.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 16 Aug 1854
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 April 1858)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580428.2.6.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 28 Apr 1858
- [Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 April 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600421.2.20.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 21 Apr 1860
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1860)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18600425.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past), 25 Apr 1860

## As it was reported
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7399571), 122A Barbadoes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07399571/public/1_o4u8jj99nbd.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6346259), 122 Barbadoes St, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06346259/public/1_2f40v7lappo.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2359938), 122 Barbadoes Street, https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02359938/public/1_0PfgNvh.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1925295), 122 Barbadoes Street, https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01925295/1_NWpAXj.jpg

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

## Latest on record
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7399571) at [122A Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122a-barbadoes-street), 17 Dec 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6346259) at [122 Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 16 May 2025
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3474062) at [122 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 3 Jul 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3372306) at [122 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 27 May 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3127166) at [122 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 2 Mar 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2359938) at [122 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 17 May 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1925295) at [122 Barbadoes Street](https://www.chch.live/waltham/122-barbadoes-street), 8 Nov 2021

## Heard on the wire

*Public posts that name the street, relayed, not verified.*
- [Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11, 2011-02-26 The corner of Saint Asaph Street and Barbadoes Street. eqnz.chch.2010 via DigitalNZ http:// api.digitalnz.org/records/3369 3682/source # Geoftheref # New…](https://teh.entar.net/@ExhibitExplorer/117429243248773307), Fediverse · ExhibitExplorer, 13 Oct 2026
- [Haunting Barbadoes Street: John Summers’ lost Christchurch](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxQNk9wR3VXMDh2MnRxeF8yV2FlTmU4U0ZxR1JjalhLOXRXOC1GU0ZUc2NLV3VhaFRCaE5zOFYyMjR2bk9ZOGZ4VVpwWEozZk9HbEZjQnFwTnpOQVRpdXhDZXNTZmh0ZmkwX0ZuUGdhdjRKSGlxZU85ekpMODd3US1LTHhCc2hOMEo4ZDZyNGktN3pLbnJ1VC1QQ3VZUDdLLUk?oc=5), The news · The Spinoff, 27 Sept 2026

## The crash record on it

NZTA’s record names the street in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner the record returns to: [Barbadoes Street & Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/barbadoes-street-and-bealey-avenue), 39 crashes pinned to the pairing.

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**Where is Barbadoes Street?**

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

**What gets reported on Barbadoes Street?**

7 reports at 2 addresses, most often graffiti & vandalism (4), water & drains (1), roads & footpaths (1).

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

2021, the record covers 7 separate days somebody filed something about it, through 2025.

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

[Barbadoes Street and Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes/barbadoes-street-and-bealey-avenue), 39 police-reported crashes at the pairing.

Data: https://api.chch.live/street?suburb=waltham&street=barbadoes-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waltham&street=barbadoes-street
