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2023

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2023

2,047 crashes reported: 8 fatal, 132 serious-injury, 545 minor-injury and 1,362 non-injury. 9 people killed and 151 seriously injured. 2022: 1,881 crashes. Average of 2018โ€“2022: 1,932 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2023

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2023
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal80.4%
Serious injury1326.4%
Minor injury54526.6%
Non-injury1,36266.5%
All reported crashes2,047100%

Map

Locations in 2023

  • 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%2,029 crashes
  • Unsealed0.9%18 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun33.6%687 crashes
  • Dark30.6%626 crashes
  • Overcast30.1%616 crashes
  • Twilight4.3%89 crashes
  • Not recorded1.4%29 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine83.6%1,711 crashes
  • Light rain12.1%247 crashes
  • Heavy rain2.8%58 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.0%21 crashes
  • Hail or Sleet0.1%3 crashes
  • Snow0.0%1 crashes
  • Not recorded0.3%6 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon87.5%1,791 crashes
  • Van / ute15.0%308 crashes
  • SUV10.7%219 crashes
  • Bicycle6.7%137 crashes
  • Pedestrian5.5%113 crashes
  • Motorcycle5.0%103 crashes
  • Truck4.0%82 crashes
  • Unknown vehicle2.6%54 crashes

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