Statistics overview
Between 2019 and 2023, there were 9,457 reported crashes on roads in the South West region. Of these, 10% resulted in at least one person being killed or seriously injured.
Between 2019 and 2023, there were 1139 people Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) in reported crashes, including 167 fatalities and 972 people seriously injured. This equates to 73.7 people KSI per 100,000 population.
Demographic data
Of those 1139 people KSI between 2019-2023:
- 71% were occupants of motor vehicles
- 21% were motorcyclists
- 5% were pedestrians
- 4% were cyclists
Almost two-thirds (64%) of people KSI were male, 35% were female and 1% had no sex recorded.
The three most common age groups of people KSI were:
- 20-29 years old (22%)
- 30-39 years old (15%)
- 40-49 years old (13%)
- 50-59 years old (13%)
Common crash circumstances
People KSI were most often injured in:
- Hit object crashes (36%)
- Non-collision crashes (15%)
- Right angle crashes (12%)
People KSI were most often in crashes on:
- 110 km/h sections of road (37%)
- 50 km/h sections of road (13%)
- 60 km/h sections of road (11%)
One quarter (25%) of people KSI were involved in crashes at intersections.
Approximately half (48%) were involved in crashes on state roads, 46% were involved in crashes on local roads and the remaining 6% were involved in crashes on other types of roads, road-related areas or the location was not recorded.
Contributing factors
Contributing behavioural factors (cannot be summed):
- 23% of people KSI were in crashes where speed was suspected to be a contributing factor
- 7% were in crashes where inattention was suspected to be a contributing factor
- 15% were in crashes where fatigue was suspected to be a contributing factor
- 3% of motor vehicle occupants KSI were not wearing a seatbelt
- 18% of motorcyclists KSI were not wearing a helmet
