Transport Safety and Security : Accident occurrences

SS001 Number of accidents (road, rail, maritime, aviation)

Series Data

Number of accidents by mode

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Road (Police reported fatal and injury crashes)	11,291	12,042	11,647	11,125	10,886
Rail (Incidents that resulted in death or injury)	53	37	38	42	46
Maritime Commercial	242	258	301	262	224
Maritime Recreational	81	84	86	100	72
Maritime Total	323	342	387	362	296
Aviation	39	29	33	40	40

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Number of road accidents by region

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Northland	526	544	492	476	438
Auckland	3,262	3,222	3,224	3220	3249
Waikato	1,254	1,383	1,369	1281	1268
Bay of Plenty	553	620	573	582	620
Gisborne	114	109	153	107	138
Hawkes Bay	491	526	446	518	473
Taranaki	308	336	323	291	271
Manawatu/Wanganui	625	661	653	583	661
Wellington	980	1,217	1,190	1006	982
Nelson/Marlborough	343	378	373	332	308
West Coast	120	123	123	144	143
Canterbury	1,392	1,629	1,516	1422	1319
Otago	856	885	812	796	678
Southland	469	409	400	367	338
All NZ	11,293	12,042	11,647	11125	10886

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Rail Accidents resulting in death or injury by region

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Northland	1	0	1	0	0
Auckland	15	6	12	13	5
Waikato	6	3	1	2	2
Bay of Plenty	1	2	1	3	2
Gisborne	0	1	0	0	0
Hawkes Bay	2	1	3	0	1
Taranaki	2	2	1	0	0
Manawatu/Wanganui	7	4	2	5	8
Wellington	10	8	3	6	16
Nelson/Marlborough	3	0	0	3	2
West Coast	2	0	4	4	2
Canterbury	10	6	6	6	6
Otago	0	2	0	0	1
Southland	1	2	4	0	1
All NZ	60	37	38	42	46

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Number of accidents by local body

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Far North	227	245	182	186	174
Whangarei	203	195	229	203	191
Kaipara	95	103	78	88	73
Rodney	263	288	302	282
North Shore	472	447	411	422
Waitakere	397	402	443	447
Auckland	1,162	1,132	1,154	1132	3249
Manukau	706	702	666	701
Papakura	121	141	127	108
Franklin	212	189	204	204
Thames-Coromandel	81	88	81	72	75
Hauraki	69	83	75	70	59
Waikato	195	216	188	203	269
Matamata-Piako	91	94	140	94	112
Hamilton	292	368	363	318	304
Waipa	132	121	124	126	110
Otorohanga	55	40	46	22	36
South Waikato	63	70	72	74	80
Waitomo	60	65	48	55	75
Taupo	141	150	132	159	136
Western Bay Of Plenty	108	145	114	133	124
Tauranga	167	179	169	183	214
Rotorua	178	184	181	148	163
Whakatane	76	97	96	86	89
Kawerau	6	5	4	7	5
Opotiki	27	27	34	40	42
Gisborne	114	109	153	107	138
Wairoa	29	47	33	46	46
Hastings	286	273	222	251	228
Napier	136	164	152	181	149
Central Hawkes Bay	36	35	34	36	45
New Plymouth	213	229	216	193	172
Stratford	29	37	34	32	34
South Taranaki	68	72	74	67	66
Ruapehu	54	67	55	46	73
Whanganui	72	93	99	89	101
Rangitikei	57	59	59	53	52
Manawatu	95	95	105	77	99
Palmerston North	186	180	166	159	173
Tararua	64	69	70	66	63
Horowhenua	95	95	98	92	99
Kapiti Coast	96	95	80	70	95
Porirua	99	105	87	106	90
Upper Hutt	71	90	84	67	86
Lower Hutt	182	275	265	211	222
Wellington	412	515	554	424	364
Masterton	74	61	69	75	58
Carterton	12	35	17	18	33
South Wairarapa	28	37	31	35	34
Tasman	108	138	139	110	94
Nelson	111	105	110	103	101
Marlborough	124	135	124	119	113
Kaikoura	25	29	20	25	15
Buller	39	55	37	39	36
Grey	36	37	44	53	61
Westland	45	31	42	52	46
Hurunui	66	83	66	58	62
Waimakariri	81	85	81	81	74
Christchurch	939	1,067	1,029	910	849
Selwyn	81	98	107	109	99
Ashburton	45	79	65	64	61
Timaru	104	115	96	110	92
Mackenzie	27	23	22	30	28
Waimate	14	36	24	19	28
Chatham Island	6	5	4	4	0
Waitaki	94	94	91	86	71
Central Otago	74	74	69	60	53
Queenstown-Lakes	105	126	93	108	76
Dunedin	475	500	484	470	404
Clutha	119	105	80	84	85
Southland	171	174	163	149	158
Gore	41	29	44	37	37
Invercargill	256	206	193	181	143

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Graphical Data

Road crashes

Police reported fatal and injury crashes

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Rail, Maritime and Aviation accidents

Rail Incidents that resulted in death or injury, Maritime and Aviation accidents

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