Car Crash Statistics

Car crashes – Serious injuries and deaths by road user, gender and age

Too many people are injured or die in car crashes.

Transport for NSW collects regular statistics on serious injuries and deaths by road user, age, gender and other factors.

Statistics are provided on a quarterly basis and compared with the previous year.

Fewer cyclists were seriously injured while motorcyclists saw the biggest rise in injuries that year.

Men consistently make up two thirds of serious injuries in road accidents. This has been the case for many years.

The biggest increases in serious injuries were for young people under 16 and 17-25.

Statistics on road deaths are provided monthly and compared with the 3-year average, rather than the previous year.

There was a big increase in deaths of motorcyclists and cyclist deaths doubled.

More than 3 out of 4 deaths were men, up 19% and well above the 3-year average in NSW.

There was a sharp increase in deaths of 26-39 year olds, and the only decrease was among under 16s.

Rate of deaths per 100,000 population was 4.27 at January 2026. The peak rate was 5.0 per 100,000 in June 2016.
Rate of serious injuries per 100,000 population was 134 at March 2025. The peak in December 2013 was 145.5 per 100,000.
Total annual deaths to date increased by 18% while total serious injuries to date increased by only 2%.
Men continue to make up 3 out of 4 deaths and 3 out of 4 serious injuries.
Motorcyclists saw big increases in deaths and serious injuries during the past year.

All our information comes from Transport for NSW bulletins:

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