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2021 · incomplete reporting

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2021

1,922 crashes reported: 14 fatal, 112 serious-injury, 502 minor-injury and 1,294 non-injury. 15 people killed and 122 seriously injured. 2020: 1,870 crashes. Average of 2016–2020: 2,066 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 2021

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2021
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal140.7%
Serious injury1125.8%
Minor injury50226.1%
Non-injury1,29467.3%
All reported crashes1,922100%

Map

Locations in 2021

  • 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

  • Sealed99.4%1,910 crashes
  • Unsealed0.4%8 crashes
  • Not recorded0.2%4 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun33.4%641 crashes
  • Dark29.3%564 crashes
  • Overcast24.9%479 crashes
  • Twilight4.9%94 crashes
  • Not recorded7.5%144 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine78.8%1,514 crashes
  • Light rain8.5%163 crashes
  • Heavy rain1.9%36 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.3%25 crashes
  • Hail or Sleet0.2%3 crashes
  • Snow0.1%2 crashes
  • Not recorded9.3%179 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon87.0%1,673 crashes
  • SUV15.7%301 crashes
  • Van / ute14.2%272 crashes
  • Bicycle7.4%142 crashes
  • Pedestrian5.7%110 crashes
  • Truck4.1%78 crashes
  • Motorcycle3.4%66 crashes
  • Unknown vehicle1.6%31 crashes

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