Crash data from Queensland roads

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Overview:

Information on location and characteristics of crashes in Queensland for all reported Road Traffic Crashes occurred from 1 January 2001 to 30 November 2024. Fatal crashes to 30 November 2024. Non-fatal, hospitalisation, medical treatment and minor injury crashes to 30 June 2024 and property damage only crashes to 31 December 2010.

__Fatal, Hospitalisation, Medical treatment and Minor injury: __

This dataset contains information on crashes reported to the police which resulted from the movement of at least 1 road vehicle on a road or road related area. Crashes listed in this resource have occurred on a public road and meet one of the following criteria:

  • a person is killed or injured, or
  • at least 1 vehicle was towed away, or
  • the value of the property damage meets the appropriate criteria listed below.

__Property damage: __

  1. $2500 or more damage to property other than vehicles (after 1 December 1999)
  2. $2500 or more damage to vehicle and/or other property (after 1 December 1991 and before 1 December 1999)
  3. value of property damage is greater than $1000 (before December 1991).

__Please note: __

  • This data has been extracted from the Queensland Road Crash Database.
  • Information held in the Road Crash Database on events occurring within the last 12 months is considered preliminary as investigations into crashes can take up to 1 year to finalise.
  • Property damage only crashes ceased to be reported/recorded by Queensland Police Service after 31 December 2010.
  • These crash location coordinates reference the current Australian geodetic datum is GDA2020 (previously it was GDA94).

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Additional Info

Field Value
Data last updated 3 June 2025
Source
Version rqC42983 - June2024
Security Classification PUBLIC
Used in data driven application NO
Update Frequency Non-regular
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