Road crash facts
Apart from the suffering of victims and their loved ones, the financial cost of road fatalities and injuries is about $1 billion each year for the South Australian community.
Road crash reports
- Daily updates (PDF) of the State road toll.
- Monthly road crash reports for South Australia.
- 2019 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF)
- 2018 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 759 KB)
- 2017 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 749 KB)
- 2016 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF)
- 2015 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 850 kB)
- 2014 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 280 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 2018 (PDF)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2017 (PDF)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2016 (PDF)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2015 (PDF)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2014 (PDF, 1210 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
11.6km of South Eastern Freeway to be resurfaced
04 Feb 2020The South Australian Government is delivering $7.39 million worth of essential resurfacing works to five sections of the South Eastern Freeway between Mount Barker and Callington, with night works beginning this week.
New red light and speed camera goes live at Globe Derby Park
08 Jan 2020Motorists are advised that a new red light and speed camera will be activated at the Globe Derby Drive/Port Wakefield Road intersection, Globe Derby Park, on Wednesday, 8 January.
News archive
Road safety works
McIntyre Road night works
17 Feb 2020Works to improve ride quality will be undertaken on McIntyre Road between The Golden Way and Wright Road, commencing each night from 7pm, Tuesday, 18 February to 6am, Friday, 6 March, weather permitting.
11.6km of South Eastern Freeway to be resurfaced
04 Feb 2020The South Australian Government is delivering $7.39 million worth of essential resurfacing works to five sections of the South Eastern Freeway between Mount Barker and Callington, with night works beginning this week.
Road safety works archive
