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2019

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2019

1,858 crashes reported: 9 fatal, 139 serious-injury, 531 minor-injury and 1,179 non-injury. 14 people killed and 148 seriously injured. 2018: 2,128 crashes. Average of 2014โ€“2018: 2,146 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2019

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2019
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal90.5%
Serious injury1397.5%
Minor injury53128.6%
Non-injury1,17963.5%
All reported crashes1,858100%

Map

Locations in 2019

  • 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

  • Sealed98.4%1,829 crashes
  • Unsealed0.9%16 crashes
  • End of seal0.1%1 crashes
  • Not recorded0.6%12 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun38.3%712 crashes
  • Dark31.6%587 crashes
  • Overcast24.3%451 crashes
  • Twilight4.6%86 crashes
  • Not recorded1.2%22 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine85.8%1,595 crashes
  • Light rain10.3%192 crashes
  • Heavy rain1.5%27 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.0%19 crashes
  • Snow0.1%1 crashes
  • Hail or Sleet0.1%1 crashes
  • Not recorded1.2%23 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon86.2%1,601 crashes
  • Van / ute17.0%315 crashes
  • SUV14.0%260 crashes
  • Bicycle7.2%133 crashes
  • Pedestrian5.8%108 crashes
  • Truck4.7%88 crashes
  • Motorcycle4.3%80 crashes
  • Bus1.6%30 crashes

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