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 safety 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 crash reports
- Daily updates (PDF) of the State road toll.
- Monthly road crash reports for South Australia.
- 2017 Road fatalities and serious injuries - South Australia (PDF, 749 KB) (preliminary data)
- 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 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)
South Australia's Road Safety Annual Progress Reports
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 |
| Males and females | PDF 198 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
Southern Expressway Community Safety Initiatives
16 Oct 2018The department has committed to improve safety along its transport networks and to provide some practical responses to incidents of object throwing.
Cars with defective Takata ‘Alpha’ type airbag inflators to be refused registration in South Australia from 1 November 2018
08 Sep 2018The South Australian Registrar of Motor Vehicles will refuse the registration of light vehicles fitted with defective Takata ‘Alpha’ type airbag inflators from 1 November 2018 until they are rectified to ensure the safety of all road users.
News archive
Road safety works
Temporary closure of South Road (northbound) from Friday 5 October
28 Sep 2018The lowered motorway constructed as part of the $801 million Torrens Road to River Torrens Project Torrens will be opened to traffic on Saturday 29 September.
Safety improvements to the Main North Road intersection with Dalkeith Road and Smith Road
04 Sep 2018Preliminary works for the upgrade of the Main North Road intersection with Dalkeith Road and Smith Road are currently underway, with Telstra early works to commence from Wednesday 5 September.
Road safety works archive
