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2016

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2016

2,251 crashes reported: 7 fatal, 154 serious-injury, 588 minor-injury and 1,502 non-injury. 8 people killed and 159 seriously injured. 2015: 2,003 crashes. Average of 2011โ€“2015: 2,059 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2016

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2016
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal70.3%
Serious injury1546.8%
Minor injury58826.1%
Non-injury1,50266.7%
All reported crashes2,251100%

Map

Locations in 2016

  • Recorded crashes (darker to brighter = fewer to more in each 5-pixel cell)
  • Cell with at least one fatal or serious-injury crash

Conditions

Road surface

  • Sealed99.3%2,235 crashes
  • Unsealed0.7%16 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun41.8%940 crashes
  • Dark27.8%626 crashes
  • Overcast25.9%582 crashes
  • Twilight4.4%100 crashes
  • Not recorded0.1%3 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine86.6%1,950 crashes
  • Light rain9.3%209 crashes
  • Heavy rain2.0%46 crashes
  • Mist or Fog0.8%19 crashes
  • Snow0.0%1 crashes
  • Not recorded1.2%26 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon87.5%1,969 crashes
  • Van / ute16.4%369 crashes
  • SUV16.0%360 crashes
  • Truck7.6%172 crashes
  • Bicycle6.1%137 crashes
  • Motorcycle3.6%82 crashes
  • Pedestrian3.4%77 crashes
  • Bus1.7%39 crashes

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