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2020 · incomplete reporting

Road crashes in Auckland, 2020

9,970 crashes reported: 34 fatal, 448 serious-injury, 2,325 minor-injury and 7,163 non-injury. 36 people killed and 489 seriously injured. 2019: 11,889 crashes. Average of 2015–2019: 12,698 a year.

2020 and 2021 counts are affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, and NZTA has noted that some crash reporting in this period is incomplete. Compare these years with care.

Severity

Severity in 2020

Crashes by severity, Auckland, 2020
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal340.3%
Serious injury4484.5%
Minor injury2,32523.3%
Non-injury7,16371.8%
All reported crashes9,970100%

Map

Locations in 2020

  • Recorded crashes (darker to brighter = fewer to more in each 5-pixel cell)
  • Cell with at least one fatal or serious-injury crash

Conditions

Road surface

  • Sealed97.7%9,737 crashes
  • Unsealed0.9%85 crashes
  • End of seal0.0%4 crashes
  • Not recorded1.4%144 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun34.3%3,424 crashes
  • Dark27.6%2,754 crashes
  • Overcast24.4%2,437 crashes
  • Twilight4.3%431 crashes
  • Not recorded9.3%924 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine74.3%7,412 crashes
  • Light rain12.2%1,219 crashes
  • Heavy rain2.4%237 crashes
  • Mist or Fog0.6%60 crashes
  • Hail or Sleet0.0%1 crashes
  • Not recorded10.4%1,041 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon85.8%8,554 crashes
  • Van / ute17.9%1,785 crashes
  • SUV16.9%1,683 crashes
  • Truck7.5%745 crashes
  • Motorcycle3.9%392 crashes
  • Pedestrian3.6%359 crashes
  • Bicycle2.4%242 crashes
  • Bus2.3%231 crashes

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