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 year to date number of lives lost on South Australian roads.
- Annual road crash reports for South Australia.
- 2022 Lives lost - South Australia (PDF, 375.2 KB)
- 2021 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 492.0 KB)
- 2020 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- 2019 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 965.6 KB)
- 2018 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 768.4 KB)
- 2017 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 749.4 KB)
- 2016 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 788.7 KB)
- 2015 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 667.8 KB)
- 2014 Lives lost and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 301.7 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 Interim Annual Report 2022 (PDF, 569.4 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2020 (PDF, 889.7 KB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2019 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2018 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2017 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2016 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2015 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2014 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- South Australia's Road Safety Annual Report 2013 (PDF, 951.2 KB)
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 |
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| Cyclists |
| Heavy vehicle drivers |
| Metropolitan Adelaide |
| Motorcyclists |
| Older Road users |
| Pedestrians |
| Rural road crashes |
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.
Latest news
National Road Safety Week 2022
15 May 2022National Road Safety Week is being held across Australia from 15 - 22 May 2022.
Travellers through Port Wakefield asked to plan ahead this Easter long weekend
13 Apr 2022Holidaymakers travelling through Port Wakefield over the coming long weekends are being asked to be patient and plan ahead for their journeys, as major project works continue.
News archive
Road safety works
National Road Safety Week 2022
15 May 2022National Road Safety Week is being held across Australia from 15 - 22 May 2022.
Travellers through Port Wakefield asked to plan ahead this Easter long weekend
13 Apr 2022Holidaymakers travelling through Port Wakefield over the coming long weekends are being asked to be patient and plan ahead for their journeys, as major project works continue.
Road safety works archive
