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2026 · partial year

Road crashes in Christchurch City, 2026

1,153 crashes reported: 4 fatal, 95 serious-injury, 439 minor-injury and 615 non-injury. 4 people killed and 100 seriously injured. 2025: 1,866 crashes. Average of 2021–2025: 1,911 a year.

Recent months are incomplete: crash reports reach CAS weeks or months after the event, and severities can be updated after investigation. The latest year is partial.

Severity

Severity in 2026

Crashes by severity, Christchurch City, 2026
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal40.3%
Serious injury958.2%
Minor injury43938.1%
Non-injury61553.3%
All reported crashes1,153100%

Map

Locations in 2026

  • 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

  • Sealed98.4%1,134 crashes
  • Unsealed0.7%8 crashes
  • Not recorded1.0%11 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun32.7%377 crashes
  • Dark30.8%355 crashes
  • Overcast29.7%343 crashes
  • Twilight4.6%53 crashes
  • Not recorded2.2%25 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine83.9%967 crashes
  • Light rain10.8%125 crashes
  • Mist or Fog1.6%19 crashes
  • Heavy rain1.6%18 crashes
  • Hail or Sleet0.1%1 crashes
  • Not recorded2.0%23 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon83.5%963 crashes
  • Van / ute15.0%173 crashes
  • SUV14.4%166 crashes
  • Bicycle9.7%112 crashes
  • Pedestrian8.2%94 crashes
  • Motorcycle6.5%75 crashes
  • Truck5.4%62 crashes
  • Unknown vehicle2.5%29 crashes

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