Benchmarking the Performance of the National Road Safety Strategy 
March Quarter 2024

In the 12 months to 31 March 2024, road deaths rose by 8.2 per cent compared to the previous corresponding period — 1,286 deaths up from 1,188 deaths in the 12 months to 31 March 2023.

Road fatalities fell by 5.6 per cent from the December quarter (339 deaths) to the March quarter (320 deaths). But this must be seen in context, as the second half of 2023 saw 681 road deaths recorded.

This makes the six months to December 2023 the deadliest consecutive quarters on Australian roads since the first half of 2010.

Australia remains off-track to achieve National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) targets for reducing total deaths or deaths of children.

The unavailability of data still makes it impossible to track progress on serious injuries, deaths on city CBD streets, and deaths on national highways and high-speed roads.