Road Safety in the Metropolitan Region

Metropolitan North:

• City of Bayswater
• City of Joondalup
• City of Nedlands
• City of Perth
• City of Stirling
• City of Subiaco
• City of Swan
• City of Vincent
• City of Wanneroo
• Shire of Mundaring
• Shire of Peppermint Grove
• Town of Bassendean
• Town of Cambridge
• Town of Claremont
• Town of Cottesloe
• Town of Mosman Park

Metropolitan South:

• City of Armadale
• City of Belmont
• City of Canning
• City of Cockburn
• City of Fremantle
• City of Gosnells
• City of Kwinana
• City of Melville
• City of Rockingham
• City of South Perth
• City of Kalamunda
• Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
• Town of East Fremantle
• Town of Victoria Park

The City of Stirling has been working for a number of years to create a bicycle friendly route connecting the Stirling City Centre and train station with the Scarborough Beach Precinct.

The Moorland Safe Active Streets project aims to make roads safer and more user-friendly for all road users and to provide a safe riding environment for all levels of experience. The project involved designing a road system where the driver is encouraged to lower speed and be more aware of vulnerable road users through the design and function of the road, using elements such as increased landscaping, intersection treatments, additional on-street parking and kerbed median islands to create a visually distinct road environment. 

Supporting the safe system design of the road, the project also included lowering of the speed limit to 30km/h. This is a great result for the City of Stirling and the community.

For more information visit the City of Stirling website.

For every death on roads in the Metropolitan region during the 2015-2019 period, there were many more people seriously injured. Many of these serious injuries result in permanent disability and change lives forever, placing a huge burden on public health resources and the community.

The definition of a road fatality in WA is: a person who was killed immediately or died within 30 days of the date of a road crash, as a result of the crash. The definition of a serious injury in WA is: admitted to hospital as an inpatient for treatment of injuries sustained in a crash but did not die within 30 days of the crash.

The first image to the right provides a breakdown, for the Metropolitan region, of the proportion and number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on State versus Local Government roads.

The second image to the right show the average annual KSI rate per 100,000 population for both State and Local Government roads, the change from the last reporting period and data about road length and usage.

What are the Most Common Crash Types in the Metropolitan Region?

In the Metropolitan region, the most common crash types include intersection, run-off-road, rear end, and hit pedestrian crashes.

This data, taken from the Metropolitan region Road Safety Performance Local Government Roads 2015-2019 Report, can assist Local Governments to prioritise their time, resources, and effort towards implementing road safety interventions which target treatment of the crashes that are killing and injuring the most people in their area.

How can I get Involved in Road Safety in the Metropolitan Region?

We can all play a role in preventing road crashes. Governments, communities, and individual road users can all contribute in different ways to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads.

There are a number of road safety initiatives being implemented in the Metropolitan region, one being Driver Reviver.

Driver Reviver provides free coffee or tea to drivers to encouraging them to take a break from driving, helping to address driver fatigue in Western Australia.

To find out how you can get involved in this and other road safety initiatives, visit the Take Action section of this website or contact your Regional Road Safety Advisor, Katherine Celenza, Michelle Blackhurst or Philip Taylor.