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2018

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2018

2,128 crashes reported: 22 fatal, 127 serious-injury, 599 minor-injury and 1,380 non-injury. 23 people killed and 141 seriously injured. 2017: 2,224 crashes. Average of 2013โ€“2017: 2,131 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2018

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2018
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal221.0%
Serious injury1276.0%
Minor injury59928.1%
Non-injury1,38064.8%
All reported crashes2,128100%

Map

Locations in 2018

  • 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

  • Sealed99.7%2,121 crashes
  • Unsealed0.3%6 crashes
  • Not recorded0.0%1 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun35.2%748 crashes
  • Dark31.3%667 crashes
  • Overcast28.2%601 crashes
  • Twilight5.2%110 crashes
  • Not recorded0.1%2 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine79.8%1,699 crashes
  • Light rain15.3%325 crashes
  • Heavy rain2.8%60 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.7%37 crashes
  • Not recorded0.3%7 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon88.7%1,887 crashes
  • Van / ute15.8%336 crashes
  • SUV12.3%261 crashes
  • Bicycle6.8%144 crashes
  • Truck4.8%102 crashes
  • Pedestrian4.6%98 crashes
  • Motorcycle3.8%80 crashes
  • Moped1.5%31 crashes

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