Lives lost on NT roads

Data on this page is updated on advice from NT Police. Additional information may also be found on the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services website.

Lives lost on NT roads 2017-2022 monthly breakdown

Statistics as at 30 September 2022.

Month	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	5 year average	2022
January	3	3	5	1	3	3	3
February	3	3	1	4	0	2.2	7
March	2	9	1	1	2	3	3
April	3	3	3	1	2	2.4	4
May	1	5	3	1	4	2.8	5
June	5	5	2	3	6	4.2	5
July	3	3	4	4	5	3.8	4
August	0	3	2	5	3	2.6	7
September	2	2	1	0	1	1.2
October	4	8	1	3	3	3.8
November	1	3	0	3	1	1.6
December	4	3	12	5	5	5.8
Total	31	50	35	31	35	36.4	38

10 year NT fatality statistics

People who have died on NT roads 2012 - 2021 (last updated 30 September 2022).

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021*	Total	10 year average	10 year percentage	2022
Driver	19	11	10	14	19	11	12	15	11	13	135	13.5	33.7%	13
Passenger	15	9	14	18	16	8	19	13	13	9	134	13.4	33.4%	14
Motorcyclist	4	6	6	6	4	3	8	3	3	5	48	4.8	12%	3
Pedestrian	10	9	8	11	6	9	11	4	3	7	78	7.8	19.5%	8
Pedestrian standing/laying on road	3	5	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	0	22	2.2	5.5%
Cyclist	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0.6	1.5%
Total fatalities	49	37	39	49	45	31	50	35	31	35	401	40.1	100%	38
Total fatal crashes	40	33	34	42	40	27	42	28	28	32	346	34.6		32
Key contributing factor (can be more than one factor)
Alcohol related	26	8	19	20	25	12	23	8	6	3	150	15	37.4%	1
Seatbelt fitted not worn	6	6	10	12	13	9	8	6	8	11	89	8.9	33.1%	10
Speed related	16	8	11	15	8	13	13	14	8	13	119	11.9	29.7%	13
Fatigue related	2	4	4	2	7	1	2	3	1	1	27	2.7	6.7%	3
Demographics
Male	31	23	30	35	34	24	29	27	21	23	277	27.7	69.1%	27
Female	18	14	9	14	11	7	21	8	10	12	124	12.4	30.9%	11
Age under 25	7	9	8	10	9	9	9	10	11	4	86	8.6	21.4%	12
Age over 25	42	28	31	39	36	22	41	25	20	31	315	31.5	78.6%	26
Aboriginal	25	14	24	22	23	11	27	20	18	23	207	20.7	51.6%	16
Non Aboriginal	24	23	14	27	22	20	23	15	12	8	188	18.8	46.9%	17
Aboriginal status unknown	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0.6	1.5%	5
NT resident	39	33	33	40	36	30	46	28	27	32	344	34.4	85.8%	29
Visitor - Australian	10	2	2	5	5	1	4	3	1	1	34	3.4	8.5%	2
Visitor - International	0	2	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	1.2	3%
Resident unknown	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	2	11	1.1	2.7%	7
Crash type, location, road surface
Ran off road / Overturned	21	13	15	22	25	14	29	20	16	14	189	118.9	47.1%	19
Rural	35	27	26	29	35	27	39	24	26	25	293	29.3	73.1%	24
Urban	14	10	13	20	10	4	11	11	5	10	108	10.8	26.9%	14
Dry sealed road	41	30	32	36	34	19	32	32	19	26	299	29.9	74.6%	29
Wet sealed road	1	1	1	5	2	5	4	1	1	2	23	2.3	5.7%	4
Dry unsealed road	5	5	6	8	9	6	12	4	8	7	70	7	17.5%	4
Wet unsealed road	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	0.5	1.2%	1
Road surface not stated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0.3	0.7%
Other road surface	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.2%
Heavy vehicle related	6	5	0	4	7	3	0	1	1	3	30	3	7.5%	6
Unit type
Articulated vehicle (semi)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0.2%
ATV bike (3, 4 wheel)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0.3	0.5%
ATV SBS (4, 5, 6, 8 wheel)	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0.3	0.7%
Bicycle	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0.6	1.5%
Motor scooter / moped	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.2%
Motorcycle	3	6	6	5	4	3	7	3	3	4	44	4.4	11%	4
Panel van	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.3	0.7%
Passenger bus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1
Passenger van (9 - 13 seats)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.3	0.7%
Pedestrian	10	9	8	11	6	9	11	4	3	7	78	7.8	19.5%	8
Rigid truck over 4.5 GVM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0.2%
Rigid truck under 4.5 GVM	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.2%	1
Sedan	12	5	10	13	15	7	3	8	8	9	90	9	22.4%	9
Station wagon / hatchback	15	11	6	13	15	5	21	14	12	12	124	12.4	30.2%	8
Utility	4	3	6	6	5	4	5	6	4	0	43	4.3	10.7%	7
Local Government Area
Alice Springs	3	6	4	4	2	1	6	3	1	1	31	3.1	7.7%	2
Barkly	4	2	3	5	6	0	7	0	4	2	33	3.3	8.2%	3
Belyuen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Central Desert	1	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	15	1.5	3.7%	1
Coomalie	0	2	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	1.1	2.7%	1
Darwin	8	1	5	9	5	1	3	5	1	6	44	4.4	11%	3
East Arnhem	1	2	0	2	0	3	2	0	1	2	13	1.3	3.2%	1
Katherine	5	4	2	3	0	1	1	0	5	0	21	2.1	5.2%
Litchfield	5	7	1	7	6	12	6	5	6	7	62	6.2	15.5%	9
MacDonnell	9	3	5	1	4	3	3	2	2	11	43	4.3	10.7%	3
Northern Territory Rates Act	0	0	1	5	2	0	1	2	1	0	12	1.2	3.0%
Palmerston	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	18	1.8	4.5%	2
Roper Gulf	3	3	1	4	7	1	6	3	3	0	31	3.1	7.7%	5
Tiwi Islands	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.2%
Un-Incorporated (Cox-Daly)	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	0.7	1.7%	3
Un-Incorporated (Marrakai-Douglas Daly)	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.6	1.5%	1
Un-Incorporated (Yulara)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.2%
Victoria Daly	2	1	2	1	4	0	2	5	3	2	22	2.2	5.5%	2
Wagait	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.2%
West Arnhem	3	0	1	1	1	1	8	5	1	2	23	2.3	5.7%	2
West Daly	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.6	1.5

10 year NT serious injury statistics

People seriously injured on NT roads 2012 - 2021 (last updated 30 September 2022).

Road User	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021*	Total	10 year average	10 year Percentage	2022
Driver	263	243	249	229	249	249	216	197	213	233	2341	234.1	48.4%	137
Passenger	136	162	125	136	156	125	151	115	98	96	1300	130.0	26.9%	72
Motorcycle	77	71	75	84	66	61	59	58	68	47	666	66.6	13.8%	24
Pedestrian	45	47	35	45	40	47	48	28	34	22	391	39.1	8.1%	21
- Pedestrian standing/laying on road	3	2	0	6	8	3	4	1	4	0	31	3.1	0.6%
Cyclist	14	22	18	12	13	16	14	10	11	9	139	13.9	2.9%	7
Total serious injuries	535	545	502	506	524	498	488	408	424	407	4837	483.7	100.0%	261
Total SI crashes	424	405	398	401	397	407	363	321	342	329	3787	378.7		198
Key Contributing Factor (can be more than one factor)
Alcohol related	139	115	115	100	101	121	107	78	116	79	1071	107.1	22.1%	9
Seatbelt Fitted Not Worn	40	44	26	31	29	39	18	17	29	25	298	29.8	8.2%	19
Speed related	107	93	80	86	98	94	110	71	123	119	981	98.1	20.3%	71
Fatigue related	34	45	53	34	50	25	47	42	43	36	409	40.9	8.5%	15
Demographics
Male	329	332	333	322	333	324	285	256	288	257	3059	305.9	63.2%	168
Female	206	212	169	184	190	172	201	152	136	149	1771	177.1	36.6%	93
Sex unknown	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	7	0.7	0.1%
Age Under 25	200	200	173	156	157	171	167	140	132	111	1607	160.7	33.2%	86
Age Over 25	335	343	328	350	361	324	319	267	291	295	3213	321.3	66.4%	175
Age unknown	0	2	1	0	6	3	2	1	1	1	17	1.7	0.4%
Aboriginal	150	161	131	156	170	148	163	123	137	106	1445	144.5	29.9%	100
Non Aboriginal	357	358	331	315	320	324	295	249	240	248	3037	303.7	62.8%	136
Aboriginal Status Unknown	28	26	40	35	34	26	30	36	47	53	355	35.5	7.3%	25
NT Resident	426	458	406	418	430	389	417	328	350	309	3931	393.1	81.3%	197
Visitor - Australian	65	47	67	48	59	49	39	39	21	36	470	47.0	9.7%	19
Visitor - International	36	31	25	37	27	44	22	16	5	5	248	24.8	5.1%	4
Resident unknown	8	9	4	3	8	16	10	25	48	57	188	18.8	3.9%	41
Crash Type, Location
Ran off road/overturned	215	222	225	213	221	212	198	161	148	147	1962	196.2	40.6%	84
Rural	274	276	249	272	302	279	276	227	192	200	2547	254.7	52.7%	115
Urban	261	269	253	234	222	219	212	181	232	207	2290	229.0	47.3%	146
Sealed Road - Dry	428	426	387	398	424	369	355	301	339	337	3764	376.4	77.8%	216
Sealed Road - Wet	29	37	37	28	39	39	26	22	29	28	314	31.4	6.5%	15
Unsealed Road - Dry	69	73	71	75	56	77	91	83	46	36	677	67.7	14.0%	25
Unsealed Road - Wet	5	7	4	0	4	11	10	2	5	2	50	5.0	1.0%	3
Not known/Not stated	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	8	0.8	0.2%
Other road surface	2	2	3	4	1	1	6	0	2	3	24	2.4	0.5%	2
Heavy Vehicle related	34	29	21	28	30	19	23	16	15	10	225	22.5	4.7%	20
Unit type
Articulated Vehicle (Semi)	2	0	4	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	17	1.7	0.4%	2
ATV Bike (3,4 Wheel)	7	3	1	7	4	2	3	2	6	3	38	3.8	0.8%	1
ATV SBS (4,5,6,8 Wheel)	1	2	0	3	1	6	1	0	0	3	17	1.7	0.4%	1
Bicycle	14	22	18	12	13	16	14	10	11	8	138	13.8	2.9%	7
Coach (Tourist)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	10	1.0	0.2%	6
Motor Scooter/Moped	15	14	10	6	9	6	5	7	4	4	80	8.0	1.7%	3
Motorcycle	55	54	64	71	53	53	51	49	61	49	560	56.0	11.6%	25
Not Known	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	10	1.0	0.2%	3
Other Bus	5	10	2	1	13	0	0	1	0	0	32	3.2	0.7%
Other Inc M/Wheelchair >10 Kph	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.02%
Panel Van	20	11	9	7	14	23	3	8	5	5	105	10.5	2.2%	1
Passenger Bus	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.02%	1
Passenger Van (9-13 Seats)	3	3	4	7	2	0	0	5	1	5	30	3.0	0.6%
Pedestrian	45	47	35	44	40	47	47	28	31	18	382	38.2	7.9%	17
Rigid Truck Over 4.5 GVM	2	3	4	2	2	3	4	1	3	3	27	2.7	0.6%
Rigid Truck Under 4.5 GVM	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	11	1.1	0.2%
School Bus	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.3	0.1%
Scooter Motorised	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	0.5	0.1%
Sedan	142	139	114	121	120	107	126	69	77	68	1083	108.3	22.4%	46
Skate Board Rider	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0%
Stn Wagon/Hatchback	136	160	116	147	162	146	140	137	140	156	1440	144.0	29.8%	92
Tractor/Agricultural/Ind Equip	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.5	0.1%
Utility	84	74	120	72	84	84	93	79	78	74	842	84.2	17.4%	56
Local Government Areas
Alice Springs	50	77	55	46	63	56	59	39	55	59	559	55.9	11.6%	30
Barkly	35	20	27	24	37	22	27	15	25	26	258	25.8	5.3%	7
Belyuen	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.2	0.04%
Central Desert	14	16	24	19	5	14	22	12	7	7	140	14.0	2.9%	3
Coomalie	12	6	14	9	4	9	8	8	16	13	99	9.9	2.0%	11
Darwin	147	119	143	117	113	119	103	86	125	101	1173	117.3	24.3%	59
Darwin Waterfront Precinct	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.2	0.04%
East Arnhem	13	15	23	8	12	14	19	16	10	7	137	13.7	2.8%	3
Katherine	19	20	16	31	22	20	18	15	20	19	200	20.0	4.1%	8
Litchfield	50	66	57	62	57	52	76	53	45	39	557	55.7	11.5%	24
Macdonnell	48	52	35	35	38	54	26	25	24	26	363	36.3	7.5%	25
Northern Territory Rates Act	10	10	11	11	6	8	7	10	12	6	91	9.1	1.9%	9
Palmerston	39	55	33	47	42	42	36	45	38	41	418	41.8	8.6%	35
Roper Gulf	29	31	26	16	43	27	14	23	15	14	238	23.8	4.9%	14
Tiwi Islands	5	2	4	4	1	0	0	4	1	0	21	2.1	0.4%
Un-Incorporated (Cox-Daly)	1	8	7	9	6	13	1	3	1	3	52	5.2	1.1%	1
Un-Incorporated (Elrundie)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.2	0.04%	1
Un-Incorporated (Marrakai-Douglas Daly)	17	10	5	21	9	14	13	7	7	8	111	11.1	2.3%	4
Un-Incorporated (Nhulunbuy)	1	3	1	7	3	0	2	2	1	1	21	2.1	0.4%
Un-Incorporated (Yulara)	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	10	1.0	0.2%
Victoria Daly	17	9	15	24	34	23	30	19	13	18	202	20.2	4.2%	20
West Arnhem	18	17	4	14	21	8	15	16	4	14	131	13.1	2.7%	5
West Daly	8	8	1	1	8	3	11	7	3	0	50	5.0	1.0%	2

*This data is not complete. The tables are updated as more information becomes available.

Source: Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics - Vehicle Accident Database.

Please email roadsafety@nt.gov.au for any queries in relation to crash statistics.