Road casualties
Deaths and injuries per 100,000 population, 2001-2009
| Territorial authority area |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Far North District |
357 |
451 |
632 |
594 |
483 |
569 |
689 |
470 |
481 |
| Whangarei District |
274 |
282 |
408 |
398 |
401 |
370 |
315 |
393 |
351 |
| Kaipara District |
384 |
389 |
493 |
715 |
720 |
781 |
774 |
565 |
672 |
| Rodney District |
413 |
392 |
370 |
448 |
370 |
409 |
432 |
432 |
379 |
| North Shore City |
219 |
230 |
237 |
273 |
279 |
285 |
252 |
216 |
232 |
| Waitakere City |
246 |
309 |
309 |
305 |
263 |
267 |
251 |
277 |
288 |
| Auckland City |
300 |
314 |
373 |
328 |
358 |
340 |
332 |
323 |
317 |
| Manukau City |
259 |
273 |
250 |
235 |
214 |
285 |
269 |
235 |
247 |
| Papakura District |
336 |
393 |
443 |
398 |
348 |
415 |
358 |
371 |
290 |
| Franklin District |
362 |
427 |
515 |
501 |
465 |
518 |
379 |
476 |
460 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
294 |
258 |
350 |
328 |
453 |
485 |
455 |
433 |
388 |
| Hauraki District |
504 |
665 |
624 |
852 |
800 |
559 |
646 |
525 |
669 |
| Waikato District |
624 |
626 |
755 |
693 |
646 |
652 |
663 |
547 |
634 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
390 |
421 |
366 |
396 |
472 |
436 |
417 |
672 |
396 |
| Hamilton City |
273 |
297 |
301 |
273 |
252 |
263 |
353 |
333 |
286 |
| Waipa District |
383 |
400 |
377 |
458 |
430 |
436 |
346 |
383 |
395 |
| Otorohanga District |
493 |
469 |
713 |
622 |
570 |
837 |
627 |
629 |
368 |
| South Waikato District |
535 |
601 |
648 |
515 |
537 |
413 |
555 |
465 |
491 |
| Waitomo District |
888 |
764 |
1,000 |
921 |
1,103 |
975 |
1,094 |
604 |
956 |
| Taupo District |
600 |
454 |
583 |
548 |
537 |
639 |
621 |
572 |
732 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
391 |
381 |
491 |
415 |
294 |
375 |
483 |
396 |
453 |
| Tauranga City |
198 |
300 |
226 |
209 |
216 |
213 |
208 |
183 |
194 |
| Rotorua District |
315 |
341 |
416 |
389 |
365 |
373 |
388 |
374 |
299 |
| Whakatane District |
299 |
353 |
432 |
406 |
363 |
366 |
451 |
427 |
359 |
| Kawerau District |
99 |
70 |
86 |
44 |
61 |
125 |
71 |
71 |
114 |
| Opotiki District |
234 |
640 |
522 |
522 |
462 |
436 |
460 |
453 |
665 |
| Gisborne District |
321 |
409 |
323 |
307 |
380 |
375 |
272 |
468 |
316 |
| Wairoa District |
671 |
805 |
709 |
498 |
880 |
583 |
758 |
495 |
891 |
| Hastings District |
365 |
501 |
489 |
499 |
585 |
584 |
520 |
409 |
463 |
| Napier City |
261 |
268 |
310 |
323 |
323 |
300 |
380 |
316 |
404 |
| Central Hawke’s Bay District |
479 |
692 |
525 |
365 |
523 |
447 |
377 |
391 |
345 |
| New Plymouth District |
415 |
403 |
425 |
350 |
358 |
420 |
437 |
400 |
354 |
| Stratford District |
293 |
547 |
215 |
194 |
256 |
520 |
572 |
538 |
449 |
| South Taranaki District |
415 |
406 |
459 |
495 |
473 |
321 |
343 |
459 |
362 |
| Ruapehu District |
545 |
735 |
641 |
781 |
631 |
748 |
659 |
527 |
669 |
| Whanganui District |
266 |
299 |
326 |
291 |
333 |
266 |
284 |
293 |
263 |
| Rangitikei District |
682 |
654 |
642 |
470 |
842 |
648 |
605 |
555 |
523 |
| Manawatu District |
408 |
537 |
512 |
543 |
451 |
477 |
495 |
539 |
356 |
| Palmerston North City |
219 |
274 |
231 |
260 |
288 |
297 |
277 |
271 |
247 |
| Tararua District |
510 |
523 |
485 |
433 |
602 |
567 |
485 |
524 |
525 |
| Horowhenua District |
452 |
438 |
418 |
314 |
390 |
459 |
479 |
451 |
399 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
228 |
288 |
226 |
281 |
268 |
310 |
285 |
211 |
213 |
| Porirua City |
182 |
207 |
272 |
336 |
291 |
254 |
268 |
198 |
272 |
| Upper Hutt City |
205 |
175 |
228 |
142 |
251 |
221 |
310 |
249 |
192 |
| Lower Hutt City |
235 |
256 |
249 |
233 |
181 |
219 |
343 |
325 |
236 |
| Wellington City |
234 |
222 |
212 |
217 |
243 |
260 |
322 |
345 |
260 |
| Masterton District |
333 |
339 |
408 |
330 |
361 |
409 |
364 |
392 |
429 |
| Carterton District |
341 |
497 |
380 |
336 |
447 |
264 |
644 |
299 |
404 |
| South Wairarapa District |
433 |
381 |
542 |
656 |
443 |
454 |
525 |
403 |
595 |
| Tasman District |
367 |
448 |
463 |
349 |
296 |
314 |
434 |
430 |
335 |
| Nelson City |
268 |
343 |
297 |
316 |
263 |
279 |
300 |
291 |
273 |
| Marlborough District |
341 |
421 |
321 |
371 |
354 |
412 |
434 |
389 |
333 |
| Kaikoura District |
730 |
836 |
637 |
964 |
609 |
833 |
880 |
690 |
1,058 |
| Buller District |
554 |
400 |
473 |
519 |
512 |
648 |
753 |
562 |
570 |
| Grey District |
375 |
305 |
405 |
398 |
382 |
389 |
390 |
440 |
487 |
| Westland District |
729 |
693 |
769 |
494 |
749 |
930 |
541 |
730 |
905 |
| Hurunui District |
796 |
845 |
938 |
695 |
968 |
973 |
1,120 |
899 |
791 |
| Waimakariri District |
271 |
198 |
327 |
285 |
295 |
253 |
262 |
236 |
256 |
| Christchurch City* |
296 |
309 |
291 |
257 |
285 |
324 |
377 |
349 |
305 |
| Selwyn District |
509 |
353 |
333 |
338 |
386 |
334 |
396 |
403 |
389 |
| Ashburton District |
267 |
221 |
309 |
292 |
283 |
239 |
349 |
314 |
313 |
| Timaru District |
313 |
260 |
259 |
276 |
265 |
336 |
339 |
285 |
340 |
| Mackenzie District |
659 |
904 |
1,011 |
720 |
912 |
997 |
1,020 |
810 |
1,187 |
| Waimate District |
771 |
503 |
337 |
648 |
455 |
286 |
714 |
389 |
307 |
| Chatham Islands territory |
135 |
800 |
800 |
667 |
800 |
1,081 |
781 |
625 |
938 |
| Waitaki District |
563 |
655 |
604 |
720 |
625 |
711 |
667 |
614 |
585 |
| Central Otago District |
727 |
687 |
836 |
870 |
795 |
757 |
619 |
593 |
507 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
544 |
881 |
676 |
847 |
796 |
617 |
736 |
523 |
561 |
| Dunedin City |
519 |
697 |
617 |
562 |
626 |
574 |
595 |
558 |
531 |
| Clutha District |
974 |
1,177 |
937 |
865 |
977 |
1,126 |
1,006 |
674 |
724 |
| Southland District |
1,064 |
1,017 |
966 |
704 |
959 |
952 |
969 |
787 |
833 |
| Gore District |
522 |
704 |
550 |
616 |
462 |
498 |
317 |
547 |
441 |
| Invercargill City |
498 |
644 |
597 |
544 |
624 |
793 |
566 |
519 |
474 |
| New Zealand |
333 |
364 |
370 |
353 |
362 |
376 |
389 |
364 |
346 |
Source: Ministry of Transport, Statistics New Zealand. Rates derived by Ministry of Social Development
*Christchurch City includes Banks Peninsula from 2001 to 2005. |
