Road crash facts
Apart from the suffering of victims and their loved ones, the social impacts are devastating to those affected, and the annual cost to the Australian economy has been estimated to be at least $27 billion.
Road crash reports
- Daily updates (PDF) of the ytd number of lives lost on South Australian roads.
- Monthly road crash reports for South Australia.
- 2020 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 1057 KB)
- 2019 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 966 KB)
- 2018 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 768 KB)
- 2017 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 749 KB)
- 2016 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 789 KB)
- 2015 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 668 KB)
- 2014 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 302 KB)
- The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) provides extensive information on road crashes in Australia.
South Australia's Road Safety Annual Progress Reports
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2019 (PDF, 1359 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2018 (PDF, 1345 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2017 (PDF, 1267 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2016 (PDF, 1105 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2015 (PDF, 2578 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2014 (PDF, 1238 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2013 (PDF, 918 KB)
Road safety quarterly progress reports*
- December 2016(PDF)
- September 2016(PDF)
- June 2016 (PDF)
- March 2016 (PDF)
- December 2015 (PDF)
- September 2015 (PDF)
- June 2015 (PDF)
- March 2015 (PDF)
- December 2014 (PDF)
- September 2014 (PDF)
- June 2014 (PDF)
* Road safety quarterly progress reports were developed by Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) until 2016.
Annual crash fact sheets
These fact sheets are primarily sourced from the departments Road Crash Database, providing an in-depth look at the relevant key issues and statistics of each topic, addressing fatal and serious injury crashes.
| Alcohol and drugs | PDF 56 kB |
| Cyclists | PDF 56 kB |
| Heavy vehicle drivers | PDF 99 kB |
| Metropolitan Adelaide | PDF 89 kB |
| Motorcyclists | PDF 90 kB |
| Older Road users | PDF 155 kB |
| Pedestrians | PDF 80 kB |
| Rural road crashes | PDF 1.2 MB |
| Unlicensed drivers | PDF 64 kB |
| Young people | PDF 298 kB |
Local Government Association Maps and Regional Crash Fact Sheets
These fact sheets are produced at a regional level, the associated maps are produced at the LGA level.
More information
Latest news
Northern Connector lines painted black in new trial
01 Apr 2021Black contrasting line marking, aimed at improving road safety and visibility, will be trialled on the Northern Connector in a state-first.
The new line marking will require the temporary full closure of the Northern Connector to all southbound traffic, and the temporary partial closure to northbound traffic, next weekend.
Action to refuse registration of cars with critical defective Takata airbags expanded
06 Jan 2021Additional vehicles registered in South Australia have now been identified as having been fitted with a “critical” Takata airbag, and will be refused registration to ensure the safety of all road users.
News archive
Road safety works
Northern Connector lines painted black in new trial
01 Apr 2021Black contrasting line marking, aimed at improving road safety and visibility, will be trialled on the Northern Connector in a state-first.
The new line marking will require the temporary full closure of the Northern Connector to all southbound traffic, and the temporary partial closure to northbound traffic, next weekend.
Final asphalt for Darlington Upgrade Project
07 Nov 2020As part of the Darlington Upgrade Project, night and weekend works will be undertaken in the lowered motorway and on South Road to install the final layer of asphalt and line marking.
Road safety works archive
