Crash data from Queensland roads

Overview:

Information on location and characteristics of crashes in Queensland for all reported Road Traffic Crashes occurred from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2019, Fatal Road Traffic Crashes to 31 December 2019, Hospitalisation, Medical Treatment and Minor Injury Crashes to 31 December 2019 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