National road deaths crisis
The AAA's quarterly Benchmarking the Performance of the National Road Safety Strategy report shows 1,284 people were killed on Australian roads in the 12 months to 31 March – the worst year-to-March outcome since 2013.
Road deaths in the year to 31 March 2025 reached their highest level since the equivalent period in 2013. Total crash fatalities were 1.2% higher than in the same period a year earlier.
Deaths of cyclists increased by 41.9%, with fatalities among motorcyclists up 5.4%.