--- title: Road crash locations, South Australia resource: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/ publisher: Department for Infrastructure and Transport licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2025-09-19 rows: 43522 fields: 40 source: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/cf8d8549-b976-4523-88ad-46dd32053696/resource/5fcbce14-ad30-4737-aa7d-5b1cfb939eb9/download/roadcrashes_2020_2024_geojson.zip source_sha256: b78b3d9e8fb19be285e359e2aed26127e45c173eeb6de0f152e6003ce45c9037 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Road crash locations, South Australia Every location where a crash was reported on a South Australian road from 2020 to 2024, one row per site, with counts of crashes by severity and type and of casualties. Published by Department for Infrastructure and Transport under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Department for Infrastructure and Transport has not endorsed this site. Also called: Road Crash Locations in SA, SA crash sites, South Australian car accident locations, DIT road crash data. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.csv (9.9 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.xlsx (6.7 MB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.json (38 MB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.geojson (43 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.parquet (1.6 MB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.sqlite (8.4 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.duckdb (4.0 MB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.gpkg (11 MB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.geo.parquet (2.0 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.ndjson (38 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.arrow (3.1 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.csv.gz (1.3 MB) Pinned version 2025-09-19: `https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-road-crash-locations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-road-crash-locations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-road-crash-locations/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/sa-road-crash-locations/aggregate?group=lga_2025_name&metric=sum.total_fatalities Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `unique_loc` | string | unique_loc | The publisher's identifier for the location. Kept as text to preserve leading zeros. | | `longitude` | number | (longitude) | Decimal degrees, GDA2020, from the point geometry. | | `latitude` | number | (latitude) | Decimal degrees, GDA2020, from the point geometry. | | `total_crashes` | integer | total_crashes | | | `cse_pdo` | integer | cse_pdo | | | `cse_inj` | integer | cse_inj | | | `cse_fat` | integer | cse_fat | | | `cse_si` | integer | cse_si | | | `total_casualties` | integer | total_casualties | | | `total_fatalities` | integer | total_fatalities | | | `total_serious_injuries` | integer | total_serious_injuries | | | `cty_rear_end` | integer | cty_rear_end | | | `cty_hit_fixed_object` | integer | cty_hit_fixed_object | | | `cty_side_swipe` | integer | cty_side_swipe | | | `cty_right_angle` | integer | cty_right_angle | | | `cty_head_on` | integer | cty_head_on | | | `cty_hit_pedestrian` | integer | cty_hit_pedestrian | | | `cty_roll_over` | integer | cty_roll_over | | | `cty_right_turn` | integer | cty_right_turn | | | `cty_hit_parked_vehile` | integer | cty_hit_parked_vehile | The publisher's header spells vehicle as vehile. | | `cty_hit_animal` | integer | cty_hit_animal | | | `cty_hit_object_on_road` | integer | cty_hit_object_on_road | | | `cty_left_road_oc` | integer | cty_left_road_oc | | | `cty_other` | integer | cty_other | | | `cty_unknown` | integer | cty_unknown | | | `uty_bicycle` | integer | uty_bicycle | | | `uty_pedestrian` | integer | uty_pedestrian | | | `lco_night` | integer | lco_night | | | `sa2_2021_code` | string | (spine: sa2) | Code of the Statistical Area Level 2 (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-sa2-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `sa2_2021_name` | string | (spine: sa2) | Name of the Statistical Area Level 2 (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-sa2-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `lga_2025_code` | string | (spine: lga) | Code of the Local Government Area (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-lga-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `lga_2025_name` | string | (spine: lga) | Name of the Local Government Area (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-lga-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `sal_2021_code` | string | (spine: suburb) | Code of the Suburb and Locality (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-suburbs-localities-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `sal_2021_name` | string | (spine: suburb) | Name of the Suburb and Locality (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-suburbs-localities-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `poa_2021_code` | string | (spine: postcode) | Code of the Postal Area (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-postal-areas-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `poa_2021_name` | string | (spine: postcode) | Name of the Postal Area (2021) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-postal-areas-2021, not published by the publisher. | | `sed_2025_code` | string | (spine: state_electorate) | Code of the State Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `sed_2025_name` | string | (spine: state_electorate) | Name of the State Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `ced_2025_code` | string | (spine: federal_electorate) | Code of the Commonwealth Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | | `ced_2025_name` | string | (spine: federal_electorate) | Name of the Commonwealth Electoral Division (2025) the point falls in. Joined by location from abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025, not published by the publisher. | Key: `unique_loc`. ## Versions - 2025-09-19: 43522 rows, 40 fields, sha256 b78b3d9e8fb1. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Road crashes, Tasmania](https://publicdata.au/d/tas-road-crashes/) (Tas) - [Road crashes, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-road-crashes/) (ACT) - [Road crashes, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-road-crashes/) (NSW) - [Road crash locations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-road-crash-locations/) (Qld) - [Road crashes, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-road-crashes/) (Vic) - [Seatbelt and helmet use in road crash casualties, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-road-crash-restraint-helmet-use/) (Qld) - [Road casualties, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-road-casualties/) (Qld) - [Mobile speed camera sites, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-mobile-speed-camera-sites/) (Qld) - [Road safety camera trailer sites, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-speed-camera-trailer-sites/) (Qld) - [Approved mobile road safety camera locations, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-mobile-road-safety-camera-locations/) (Vic) - [Mobile speed camera visits, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-mobile-speed-camera-visits/) (ACT) - [Australian Road Deaths Database, fatalities](https://publicdata.au/d/au-road-deaths/) (Cth) ## Attribution and citation Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia, Road Crash Locations in SA, https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/road-crashes-in-sa, accessed 29 September 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia, Road Crash Locations in SA, https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/road-crashes-in-sa, accessed 29 September 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/ Harvard: Department for Infrastructure and Transport (2025) Road crash locations, South Australia, version 2025-09-19 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 29 September 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/ Markdown: Data: [Road crash locations, South Australia](https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/road-crashes-in-sa), Department for Infrastructure and Transport, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 29 September 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Road crash locations as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Road crash locations in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 43,522 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/sa-road-crash-locations/v/2025-09-19/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Road crash locations cover? The current version covers the years since 2020. Each release from Infrastructure and Transport becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Road crash locations updated? Infrastructure and Transport releases it yearly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Road crash locations commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Road crash locations? No. The publisher is Department for Infrastructure and Transport, and its page is https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/road-crashes-in-sa. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.zip with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What coordinate system does Road crash locations use? Coordinates are longitude and latitude in GDA2020 (EPSG:7844), from the publisher's GDA2020 file. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### Which SA2, council area, suburb, postcode, state electorate and federal electorate is each row of Road crash locations in? Each row with coordinates carries the SA2 (2021), Council area (LGA 2025), Suburb or locality (2021), Postcode (postal area 2021), State electorate (2025) and Federal electorate (2025) its point falls in, with the code of each. This site joins them by location against the ABS boundaries, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-sa2-2021/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-lga-2025/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-suburbs-localities-2021/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-postal-areas-2021/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-state-electoral-divisions-2025/, https://publicdata.au/d/abs-federal-electoral-divisions-2025/, and Infrastructure and Transport did not publish them. The schema marks each one as joined and names the boundary version. A row without coordinates, or a point outside every area, has them blank. Place columns from Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 boundaries, Australian Bureau of Statistics, licensed under CC BY 4.0. ### Is each row one crash? No. Each row is one location where crashes happened in the five years, with the number of crashes there and counts by severity, crash type and road user. The publisher's separate Road Crash Data files on the portal have one row per crash, without coordinates. ### Why does the file cover only five years? The publisher releases a new five-year file each year and keeps the earlier files on the portal. This dataset follows the newest file, so each release becomes a version here. ### Which coordinates are these? The publisher supplies the same file in GDA94 and GDA2020. This dataset uses the GDA2020 file, which is the current national datum. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.zip`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/sa-road-crash-locations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/sa-road-crash-locations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.