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2021 · incomplete reporting

Road crashes in Auckland, 2021

10,402 crashes reported: 52 fatal, 479 serious-injury, 2,482 minor-injury and 7,389 non-injury. 58 people killed and 539 seriously injured. 2020: 9,970 crashes. Average of 2016–2020: 12,387 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 2021

Crashes by severity, Auckland, 2021
SeverityCrashesShare
Fatal520.5%
Serious injury4794.6%
Minor injury2,48223.9%
Non-injury7,38971.0%
All reported crashes10,402100%

Map

Locations in 2021

  • 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

  • Sealed99.0%10,297 crashes
  • Unsealed0.8%80 crashes
  • End of seal0.0%2 crashes
  • Not recorded0.2%23 crashes

Conditions

Natural light

  • Bright sun31.2%3,241 crashes
  • Dark29.4%3,059 crashes
  • Overcast23.9%2,491 crashes
  • Twilight4.8%504 crashes
  • Not recorded10.6%1,107 crashes

Conditions

Weather

  • Fine71.6%7,449 crashes
  • Light rain13.3%1,381 crashes
  • Heavy rain2.4%250 crashes
  • Mist or Fog0.5%55 crashes
  • Hail or Sleet0.0%1 crashes
  • Not recorded12.2%1,266 crashes

Vehicles

Vehicles and road users involved

  • Car / station wagon84.8%8,821 crashes
  • Van / ute18.2%1,896 crashes
  • SUV18.2%1,895 crashes
  • Truck8.0%832 crashes
  • Pedestrian4.1%422 crashes
  • Motorcycle4.0%414 crashes
  • Bicycle2.1%218 crashes
  • Bus1.8%191 crashes

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