# 161 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham 47 reports on record since January 2019 · 35 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/sydenham/161-wordsworth-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 19 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 11 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 6 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8898706) — 10 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8750608) — 15 Aug 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8118693) — 20 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7969836) — 25 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7923453) — 17 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7749322) — 16 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7738820) — 14 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7683718) — 5 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7670304) — 3 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7620447) — 26 Jan 2026 ## Photographed here (35 on record) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8898706) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08898706/public/1_pe5chflvj34.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8750608) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08750608/public/1_y097b66jyfrt.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8118693) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08118693/public/1_vd0nl82vlwi7.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7969836) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07969836/public/1_m6bwo13xm9eq.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7923453) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07923453/public/1_a8t1fn5ftpd9.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7749322) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07749322/public/1_h3vsx7kaazig.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7738820) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07738820/public/1_upsc00swnigo.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7683718) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07683718/public/1_fkp5lh2pqt78.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7151624) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07151624/public/1_9o78otqwuwhd.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7062057) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07062057/public/1_x0dg84mshveu.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6986880) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06986880/public/1_fckgvkd411z.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/6969497) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06969497/public/1_oi7oez7tic8v.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Also reported on Wordsworth Street - [93 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/93-wordsworth-street) — 48 reports - [60 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-wordsworth-street) — 34 reports - [74 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/74-wordsworth-street) — 27 reports - [100 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/100-wordsworth-street) — 23 reports - [97 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/97-wordsworth-street) — 21 reports - [55 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/55-wordsworth-street) — 21 reports - [95 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/95-wordsworth-street) — 19 reports - [47 Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/47-wordsworth-street) — 18 reports - [Wordsworth Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/wordsworth-street) ## On the doorstep - [Solotti Food Company](https://www.chch.live/business/solotti-food-company-sydenham) — 69 m away · Wholesale - [Gasson St Bakery and Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/gasson-st-bakery-and-cafe-sydenham) — 95 m away · Business - [D'Lish Food Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/d-lish-food-bar-sydenham) — 96 m away · Fast food - [Ecotech Services](https://www.chch.live/business/ecotech-services-sydenham) — 98 m away · Electronics Repair *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Waltham Rd near Mowbray St — 321 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) - Brougham St near Brisbane St — 326 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Wordsworth Street in 70 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=wordsworth-street&suburb=sydenham) ## Renting nearby New bonds in Sydenham ran about **$518 a week** — $32 below the city median of $550 — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-living). ## The civic layer This ground votes in [Heathcote ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/heathcote) — the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards). ## The green nearby - [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground) — 374 m to the edge · playground — 5 pieces - [Hastings Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1789-hastings-reserve) — 378 m to the edge · playground — 2 pieces - [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve) — 414 m to the edge - [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) — 453 m to the edge · Sports ground - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 454 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.* ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-543-sydenham) — 326 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham) — 371 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-549-waltham) — 446 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-550-sydenham) — 491 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham) — 493 m to the line · walk · bike *Lines passing within half a kilometre — the council’s open data.* ## Questions, answered briefly **What has been reported at 161 Wordsworth Street?** 47 council reports on record since January 2019 — most often graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (19), graffiti (11), graffiti somewhere else (6). **Which suburb is 161 Wordsworth Street in?** Sydenham, Christchurch — on [Wordsworth Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/wordsworth-street). **What stood at 161 Wordsworth Street before?** Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot — [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54463486187412&lon=172.64279555707128) **What is the nearest park to 161 Wordsworth Street?** [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground) — 374 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=161-wordsworth-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=wordsworth-street