# 253 Colombo Street, Sydenham 19 reports on record since January 2022 · 16 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/sydenham/253-colombo-street ## 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) — 3 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1 ## Reported here - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8878889) — 7 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8547942) — 9 Jul 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8304344) — 25 May 2026 - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7777022) — 20 Feb 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7509288) — 8 Jan 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7424504) — 22 Dec 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7279433) — 26 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7205332) — 13 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6776048) — 21 Aug 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6775843) — 21 Aug 2025 ## Photographed here (16 on record) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8878889) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08878889/public/1_jmu3jil521br.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8547942) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08547942/public/1_gv3u8209stc9.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8304344) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08304344/public/1_1ujyd9d9w5fii.jpg - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7777022) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07777022/public/1_8v98mqj7ejhd.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7509288) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07509288/public/1_6kau1g1luzlq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7424504) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07424504/public/1_q31rbh3u05qw.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7279433) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07279433/public/1_ry2tddhouyqb.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7205332) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07205332/public/1_5lyplrgqm2c6.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6776048) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06776048/public/1_mikxsitbyiq.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6775843) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06775843/public/1_pnvz9fek78jc.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6775825) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06775825/public/1_xexioj7ws4r.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5658837) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05658837/public/1_ptl9iifkcli8.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 - [Xpresso](https://www.chch.live/business/xpresso-sydenham) — 32 m away · Cafés - [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-sydenham) — 38 m away · Fast food - [KFC Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-colombo-street-sydenham) — 45 m away · Fast food - [Jumbo Food Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/jumbo-food-centre-sydenham) — 49 m away · Fast food *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Colombo St near King St — 35 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1) - Colombo St near Southampton St — 93 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 [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere) — 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 · 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 — Dwelling and Setting *119 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 — Former MED Substation and Setting *173 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) — 206 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground — 40 pieces - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park) — 284 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha - [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/park/1195-jacksons-creek) — 328 m to the edge - [Cadogan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1690-cadogan-reserve) — 343 m to the edge · playground — 2 pieces - [Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve) — 402 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) — 15 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham) — 32 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham) — 139 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-492-sydenham) — 384 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington) — 473 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 253 Colombo Street?** 19 council reports on record since January 2022 — most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (8), graffiti somewhere else (3), graffiti on a sign, mural or public art (2). **Which suburb is 253 Colombo Street in?** Sydenham, Christchurch — on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/colombo-street). **What stood at 253 Colombo Street before?** The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it — [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/57), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/221). **What is the nearest park to 253 Colombo Street?** [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park) — 206 m to its edge, 3 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=253-colombo-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=colombo-street