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2024

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2024

1,837 crashes reported: 8 fatal, 110 serious-injury, 529 minor-injury and 1,190 non-injury. 8 people killed and 121 seriously injured. 2023: 2,047 crashes. Average of 2019โ€“2023: 1,916 a year.

Severity

Severity in 2024

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2024
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal80.4%
Serious injury1106.0%
Minor injury52928.8%
Non-injury1,19064.8%
All reported crashes1,837100%

Map

Locations in 2024

  • 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

  • Sealed98.0%1,800 crashes
  • Unsealed0.9%17 crashes
  • End of seal0.1%1 crashes
  • Not recorded1.0%19 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun36.4%668 crashes
  • Dark29.1%534 crashes
  • Overcast27.9%513 crashes
  • Twilight4.7%86 crashes
  • Not recorded2.0%36 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine85.1%1,563 crashes
  • Light rain10.6%195 crashes
  • Heavy rain1.4%26 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.1%20 crashes
  • Not recorded1.8%33 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon86.1%1,581 crashes
  • Van / ute15.2%280 crashes
  • SUV14.9%274 crashes
  • Bicycle7.0%128 crashes
  • Pedestrian5.8%107 crashes
  • Motorcycle5.1%94 crashes
  • Truck3.9%72 crashes
  • Unknown vehicle2.7%50 crashes

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