Road safety statistics

We keep data on the crashes that take place on Queensland roads—and the deaths that occur—to help us:

Queensland road fatalities

You can view our weekly road fatality report online any time you need information on road fatality statistics.

Our weekly road fatality report (updated on the first working day of each week) gives you information on:

the total number of deaths on Queensland roads so far this year
the number of driver, passenger, motorcycle rider, bicycle rider and pedestrian deaths so far this year
the number of deaths that have occurred on Queensland roads each week this year
how Queensland’s road fatalities compares with the road fatalities of other states and territories
the number of deaths that have occurred in each Queensland region this year
the suspected contributing factors of fatal crashes
the basic counts of road users who died and their situation (such as their age and whether they were wearing a seatbelt).
the basic counts of drivers/riders/pedestrians/etc. involved in fatal crashes and their situation (such as their age, vehicle type, fatigue level, alcohol level or the conditions were wet)

For more information on location and characteristics of crashes in Queensland visit the Crash data from Queensland Road on the Open Data Portal.

and the data request form to:

Department of Transport and Main Roads
Road Use Intelligence Team
GPO Box 2595
Brisbane 4000

For all media enquiries contact the Department of Transport and Main Roads Media Unit by email media@tmr.qld.gov.au or +61 7 3066 7060.