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Crashes per year in Christchurch City

2006–2026, by severity. 2026 is incomplete.

All crashes

All reported crashes by severity

01,0002,0003,0004,0002006: 2,923 crashes’062007: 3,089 crashes2008: 2,774 crashes’082009: 2,581 crashes2010: 2,220 crashes’102011: 2,009 crashes2012: 2,105 crashes’122013: 2,054 crashes2014: 2,123 crashes’142015: 2,003 crashes2016: 2,251 crashes’162017: 2,224 crashes2018: 2,128 crashes’182019: 1,858 crashes2020: 1,870 crashes*’202021: 1,922 crashes*2022: 1,881 crashes’222023: 2,047 crashes2024: 1,837 crashes’242025: 1,866 crashes2026 (partial year): 1,153 crashes’2602,0004,0002006: 2,923 crashes’062007: 3,089 crashes2008: 2,774 crashes2009: 2,581 crashes2010: 2,220 crashes2011: 2,009 crashes’112012: 2,105 crashes2013: 2,054 crashes2014: 2,123 crashes2015: 2,003 crashes2016: 2,251 crashes’162017: 2,224 crashes2018: 2,128 crashes2019: 1,858 crashes2020: 1,870 crashes*2021: 1,922 crashes*’212022: 1,881 crashes2023: 2,047 crashes2024: 1,837 crashes2025: 1,866 crashes2026 (partial year): 1,153 crashes’26
  • Fatal
  • Serious injury
  • Minor injury
  • Non-injury
  • Partial year

Fatal and serious

Fatal and serious-injury crashes only

These are reported more completely than minor and non-injury crashes, so they are often the better guide to change over time.

0501001502002502006: 168 crashes’062007: 216 crashes2008: 218 crashes’082009: 175 crashes2010: 224 crashes’102011: 157 crashes2012: 165 crashes’122013: 180 crashes2014: 180 crashes’142015: 169 crashes2016: 161 crashes’162017: 161 crashes2018: 149 crashes’182019: 148 crashes2020: 112 crashes*’202021: 126 crashes*2022: 136 crashes’222023: 140 crashes2024: 118 crashes’242025: 119 crashes2026 (partial year): 99 crashes’2601002003002006: 168 crashes’062007: 216 crashes2008: 218 crashes2009: 175 crashes2010: 224 crashes2011: 157 crashes’112012: 165 crashes2013: 180 crashes2014: 180 crashes2015: 169 crashes2016: 161 crashes’162017: 161 crashes2018: 149 crashes2019: 148 crashes2020: 112 crashes*2021: 126 crashes*’212022: 136 crashes2023: 140 crashes2024: 118 crashes2025: 119 crashes2026 (partial year): 99 crashes’26
  • Fatal
  • Serious injury
  • Partial year

Table

Year by year

Reported crashes per year by severity, Christchurch City
YearFatalSeriousMinorNon-injuryAll crashesPeople killedSeriously injured
2006101587731,9822,92310167
2007122048532,0203,08913220
2008162028231,7332,77416219
2009111647421,6642,58113184
2010152096381,3582,22019228
2011131445821,2702,00914153
201271586841,2562,1057171
2013111696531,2212,05411182
201491716551,2882,12310194
2015161536401,1942,00318167
201671545881,5022,2518159
2017171445471,5162,22417162
2018221275991,3802,12823141
201991395311,1791,85814148
2020 *91035081,2501,87010110
2021 *141125021,2941,92215122
2022121245481,1971,88112132
202381325451,3622,0479151
202481105291,1901,8378121
202541155701,1771,8665121
2026 (partial)4954396151,1534100

* 2020 and 2021 counts are affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, and NZTA has noted that some crash reporting in this period is incomplete. Compare these years with care. 2026 is partial: Recent months are incomplete: crash reports reach CAS weeks or months after the event, and severities can be updated after investigation. The latest year is partial.