2020 · incomplete reporting

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2020

1,870 crashes reported: 9 fatal, 103 serious-injury, 508 minor-injury and 1,250 non-injury. 10 people killed and 110 seriously injured. 2019: 1,858 crashes. Average of 2015–2019: 2,093 a year.

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.

Severity

Severity in 2020

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2020
Severity	Crashes	Share
Fatal	9	0.5%
Serious injury	103	5.5%
Minor injury	508	27.2%
Non-injury	1,250	66.8%
All reported crashes	1,870	100%

Map

Locations in 2020

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

Sealed98.5%1,842 crashes
Unsealed0.5%9 crashes
Not recorded1.0%19 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

Bright sun35.6%665 crashes
Dark28.2%527 crashes
Overcast24.8%464 crashes
Twilight4.3%81 crashes
Not recorded7.1%133 crashes

Conditions

Weather

Fine79.9%1,495 crashes
Light rain9.4%175 crashes
Heavy rain1.4%26 crashes
Mist or Fog1.3%25 crashes
Snow0.1%1 crashes
Hail or Sleet0.1%1 crashes
Not recorded7.9%147 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

Car / station wagon86.7%1,621 crashes
Van / ute14.7%275 crashes
SUV14.2%265 crashes
Bicycle7.8%145 crashes
Pedestrian5.5%103 crashes
Truck4.8%90 crashes
Motorcycle3.5%65 crashes
Unknown vehicle1.5%28 crashes

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