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2022

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2022

1,881 crashes reported: 12 fatal, 124 serious-injury, 548 minor-injury and 1,197 non-injury. 12 people killed and 132 seriously injured. 2021: 1,922 crashes. Average of 2017โ€“2021: 2,000 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2022

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2022
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal120.6%
Serious injury1246.6%
Minor injury54829.1%
Non-injury1,19763.6%
All reported crashes1,881100%

Map

Locations in 2022

  • 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

  • Sealed99.1%1,865 crashes
  • Unsealed0.6%12 crashes
  • End of seal0.1%1 crashes
  • Not recorded0.2%3 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun33.9%638 crashes
  • Dark30.7%578 crashes
  • Overcast28.0%527 crashes
  • Twilight4.9%93 crashes
  • Not recorded2.4%45 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine83.9%1,578 crashes
  • Light rain10.2%192 crashes
  • Heavy rain2.6%49 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.5%29 crashes
  • Snow0.1%1 crashes
  • Not recorded1.7%32 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon89.4%1,682 crashes
  • Van / ute14.4%270 crashes
  • SUV10.1%190 crashes
  • Bicycle7.9%149 crashes
  • Pedestrian5.0%94 crashes
  • Motorcycle4.8%91 crashes
  • Truck4.3%81 crashes
  • Bus1.3%24 crashes

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