Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand is an annual statistical statement on road crashes in New Zealand. This page reports on the 2014 calendar year.
About this publication
Crash data are derived from Traffic Crash Reports completed by police officers who attend fatal and injury crashes. The detailed information about crash circumstances and causes is extracted from these reports by NZ Transport Agency staff and stored in their Crash Analysis System (CAS). The New Zealand crash data presented in this annual publication is extracted from the information stored in CAS.
For 2014 all of the information is presented as spreadsheets.
Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2014
During the 2014 calendar year there were:
- 268 fatal road crashes
- 8,614 injury crashes
- 295 deaths
- 11,219 people injured
Casualty rates for 2014 were:
- 0.9 deaths per 10,000 vehicles
- 33 injuries per 10,000 vehicles
- 6.5 deaths per 100,000 population
- 249 injuries per 100,000 population
As well as the road crash statistics from CAS, Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand includes national hospital, breath and blood alcohol, road user behaviour and comparative international statistics which relate to road crashes.
Reported injury crashes 2014
Crash data from police-reported crashes:
- Section 1 Historical
- Section 2 Casualties and crashes
- Section 3 Truck casualties and crashes
- Section 4 Motorcycle casualties and crashes
- Section 5 Pedal cyclist casualties and crashes
- Section 6 Pedestrian casualties and crashes
- Section 7 Local body casualties and crashes
- Section 8 Drivers involved in reported injury crashes
- Section 9 Ethnicity
National health statistics for road users
Road users hospitalised as a result of motor vehicle crashes.
National health statistics for road users
Breath and blood alcohol statistics
Breath and blood alcohol offence data.
Breath and blood alcohol statisticsBreath and blood alcohol statistics
Blood alcohol levels for fatally injured drivers
Postmortem blood alcohol test results for drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes.
Blood alcohol levels for fatally injured drivers
International comparisons for road deaths
International comparisons of road deaths for countries that contribute to the OECD’s International Road Traffic and Accident Database.
International comparisons for road deaths
Road user behaviour surveys
Results of surveys of seat belt use, cycle helmet use and driver’s choice of travel speeds.
Driver licence and vehicle fleet statistics
Driver licence holders by age and sex and vehicle fleet size.
Driver licence and vehicle fleet statistics
New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy serious injury outcome indicators
The New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZIPS) aims to improve the country's injury prevention performance.
NZIPS serious injury outcome indicators
Legislation
Legislation affecting road safety.