# 197 Waltham Road, Sydenham 36 reports on record since January 2022 · 31 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/sydenham/197-waltham-road ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 3 - [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8666790) — 31 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8147917) — 25 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8118650) — 20 Apr 2026 - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8063000) — 10 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7931851) — 18 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7931839) — 18 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7906274) — 14 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7734371) — 13 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7678599) — 4 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7359058) — 10 Dec 2025 ## Photographed here (31 on record) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8666790) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08666790/public/1_i2nmphjzg0pr.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8147917) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08147917/public/1_51uky6jxocd8.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8118650) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08118650/public/1_8urqjz5ho1y9.jpg - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8063000) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08063000/public/1_159wk5ydzamg.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7931851) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07931851/public/1_jtxxjdlpcrd.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7931839) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07931839/public/1_tmu2g4cy1bj2.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7906274) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07906274/public/1_g2i2f684x8ck.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7734371) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07734371/public/1_59tlvz4o5exs.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7359058) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07359058/public/1_vue1mpjpgmgm.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7286000) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07286000/public/1_hczafrgw0man.jpg - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/7285994) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07285994/public/1_3h0a2y0ytuj7.jpg - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/7249596) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07249596/public/1_gz7i5it1uiff.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Also reported on Waltham Road - [255 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/255-waltham-road) — 99 reports - [373 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/373-waltham-road) — 41 reports - [60 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/60-waltham-road) — 39 reports - [64 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-waltham-road) — 38 reports - [67 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/67-waltham-road) — 36 reports - [37 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/37-waltham-road) — 36 reports - [111 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/111-waltham-road) — 36 reports - [239 Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/239-waltham-road) — 33 reports - [Waltham Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/waltham-road) ## On the doorstep - [Habitat for Humanity ReStore](https://www.chch.live/business/habitat-for-humanity-restore-sydenham) — 25 m away · Op shops - [Bellie Fillers](https://www.chch.live/business/bellie-fillers-sydenham) — 48 m away · Fast food - [Psarobazaro Market](https://www.chch.live/business/psarobazaro-market-waltham) — 48 m away · Delis - [Scotty Browns](https://www.chch.live/business/scotty-browns-sydenham) — 54 m away · Bike shops *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Waltham Rd near Coleridge St — 92 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) - Waltham Rd near Mowbray St — 113 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Waltham Road in 67 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 8 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=waltham-road&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 - [Thackeray Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1419-thackeray-reserve) — 304 m to the edge · playground — 18 pieces - [Tommy Taylor Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1874-tommy-taylor-reserve) — 356 m to the edge - [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) — 430 m to the edge · Sports ground - [Hastings Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1789-hastings-reserve) — 443 m to the edge · playground — 2 pieces *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) — 16 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-565-waltham) — 296 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-567-waltham) — 302 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-563-waltham) — 318 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-550-sydenham) — 328 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 197 Waltham Road?** 36 council reports on record since January 2022 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (8), graffiti somewhere else (5), graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa (5). **Which suburb is 197 Waltham Road in?** Sydenham, Christchurch — on [Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/waltham-road). **What stood at 197 Waltham Road before?** Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot — [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5449859696508&lon=172.64663887374525) **What is the nearest park to 197 Waltham Road?** [Thackeray Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1419-thackeray-reserve) — 304 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=197-waltham-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=waltham-road