# 252 Colombo Street, Sydenham 29 reports on record since April 2018 · 26 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/sydenham/252-colombo-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 17 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 6 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater) — 1 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation) — 1 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 1 ## Reported here - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8263546) — 17 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7777129) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7777115) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7777116) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7777110) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7572582) — 18 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7509247) — 8 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7205176) — 13 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5761969) — 26 Jan 2025 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5603885) — 27 Dec 2024 ## Photographed here (26 on record) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8263546) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08263546/public/1_qvoe8x8sjmr.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7777129) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07777129/public/1_2bkwaith46b5.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7777115) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07777115/public/1_gr8xq7w4h9aq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7777116) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07777116/public/1_3wyvzmmygh3t.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7777110) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07777110/public/1_ne7ne3tin3fe.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7572582) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07572582/public/1_nw1lkcaknciq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7509247) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07509247/public/1_896zbzf93jj8.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7205176) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07205176/public/1_nf1ksaoso6k5.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5761969) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05761969/public/1_rqj6vs4e6k4.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5603885) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05603885/public/1_b11a3krlehra.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4271030) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04271030/public/1_chpjlshdrjk4.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1660091) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01660091/1_cq1SL0.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Also reported on Colombo Street - [468 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/468-colombo-street) — 71 reports - [300 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/300-colombo-street) — 66 reports - [303 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/303-colombo-street) — 64 reports - [504 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/504-colombo-street) — 56 reports - [340 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/340-colombo-street) — 52 reports - [406 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/406-colombo-street) — 37 reports - [500 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/500-colombo-street) — 36 reports - [420 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/420-colombo-street) — 36 reports - [Colombo Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street) ## On the doorstep - [Jumbo Food Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/jumbo-food-centre-sydenham) — 7 m away · Fast food - [KFC Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-colombo-street-sydenham) — 24 m away · Fast food - [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-sydenham) — 28 m away · Fast food - [Family Store](https://www.chch.live/business/family-store-sydenham) — 34 m away · Op shops *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Colombo St near Southampton St — 52 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1) - Colombo St near King St — 79 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Colombo Street in 200 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 2 people killed, 35 seriously hurt. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=colombo-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). ## What was here — Dwelling and Setting *111 m away · 6 Shelley Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/221)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3702 ## What was here — Dwelling and Setting *133 m away · 5 Shelley Street · located to ±8 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/220)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3701 ## What was here — Dwelling and Setting *163 m away · 12 Drummond Street · located to ±7 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/57)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here — Former MED Substation and Setting *225 m away · 259 Milton Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/291)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park) — 241 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground — 40 pieces - [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/park/1195-jacksons-creek) — 317 m to the edge - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park) — 325 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha - [Cadogan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1690-cadogan-reserve) — 340 m to the edge · playground — 2 pieces - [Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve) — 352 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-507-cashmere) — 20 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham) — 71 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham) — 187 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-492-sydenham) — 386 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 252 Colombo Street?** 29 council reports on record since April 2018 — most often graffiti (17), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (6), graffiti on a sign, mural or public art (2). **Which suburb is 252 Colombo Street in?** Sydenham, Christchurch — on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). **What stood at 252 Colombo Street before?** The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it — [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/221), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/220). **What is the nearest park to 252 Colombo Street?** [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park) — 241 m to its edge, 3 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=252-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=colombo-street