Road safety statistics

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

work out if our road safety programs are working
understand where our most dangerous roads are
develop new safety methods to make our roads better and safer for everyone.

Daily road fatality report

This report is updated in the morning of each working day and includes year-to-date road fatalities, along with road user type breakdowns, comparisons with previous time periods and other details.

Weekly road fatality report

Latest weekly road fatality report.

This report is updated on the first working day of each week and includes:

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)
the latest available hospitalised casualty data, including road user breakdowns, contributing factors and comparisons to previous results.

Weekly road crash reports for previous years

Annual road crash reports for previous years

Seasonal road crash reports

Road crash reports on the Queensland Government Data Portal

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

If you need a different report, please post or email a completed road crash, registration, licensing and infringement data request form (PDF, 654 KB). Data request form: explanatory notes (PDF, 90 KB)

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

Email: RoadUseIntelligence@tmr.qld.gov.au

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

Last updated:: 4 January 2024