Road safety · Hotspot analytics

Crash hotspots

Where crashes concentrate on our roads, when they happen and the main factors behind them, to target enforcement, engineering and education.

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34 of 34 hotspots

Crashes, last 12 months

4 132

Across the hotspots shown

Deaths

529

Serious injuries

1 474

Hotspots

7 at very high risk

Change on last year

+3.5%

Crashes, weighted by volume

Where crashes concentrate

Circle size shows crashes; colour shows the risk score. Choose a province on the map to zoom in.

Very high risk (70+)
High (50 to 69)
Elevated (35 to 49)
Moderate (below 35)

Highest risk

Ranked by risk score: deaths, serious injuries and crash volume.

Crashes per month

Hotspots shown, last 12 months

Month by month

Crashes at the twelve highest-risk hotspots shown. Darker cells mean more crashes.

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct
27	34	31	27	21	22	12	18	13	17	20	41
16	20	17	12	13	7	10	10	9	12	13	22
22	20	17	18	14	12	11	7	10	12	16	23
23	27	25	23	22	15	11	11	15	16	20	28
25	29	27	19	23	19	12	12	14	17	22	29
34	41	35	30	23	20	24	14	12	20	27	41
17	14	17	16	14	12	10	11	9	10	12	22
18	22	19	19	15	12	12	9	9	13	18	24
17	19	18	17	15	12	10	10	10	10	14	20
22	24	22	20	15	16	13	8	12	14	14	27
12	16	16	10	10	8	8	7	6	8	11	16
12	13	13	12	11	11	5	7	9	8	12	16

All hotspots

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1	Mpumalanga	286	41	112	100	+9% more crashes than last year	Head-on collisions while overtaking
2	Eastern Cape	163	34	64	90	+12% more crashes than last year	Pedestrians and livestock
3	Limpopo	176	31	70	88	+14% more crashes than last year	Fatigue on long-distance trips
4	KwaZulu-Natal	223	22	79	82	+5% more crashes than last year	Pedestrians crossing the freeway
5	Gauteng	241	19	88	81	+4% more crashes than last year	Pedestrians crossing the freeway
6	Gauteng	312	12	95	80	-6% fewer crashes than last year	Rear-end collisions in congestion
7	KwaZulu-Natal	154	27	58	76	+8% more crashes than last year	Heavy vehicles on steep descents
8	Western Cape	187	15	62	62	-1% fewer crashes than last year	Speeding
9	Western Cape	164	17	57	61	+6% more crashes than last year	Pedestrians crossing
10	Gauteng	198	10	61	55	-3% fewer crashes than last year	Speeding at night
11	Eastern Cape	121	18	45	55	+1% more crashes than last year	Pedestrians at night
12	Mpumalanga	129	15	46	51	-2% fewer crashes than last year	Coal trucks and congestion

Rank
1
Province
Mpumalanga
Crashes
286
Deaths
41
Serious injuries
112
Risk
100
Change
+9% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Head-on collisions while overtaking
Rank
2
Province
Eastern Cape
Crashes
163
Deaths
34
Serious injuries
64
Risk
90
Change
+12% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Pedestrians and livestock
Rank
3
Province
Limpopo
Crashes
176
Deaths
31
Serious injuries
70
Risk
88
Change
+14% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Fatigue on long-distance trips
Rank
4
Province
KwaZulu-Natal
Crashes
223
Deaths
22
Serious injuries
79
Risk
82
Change
+5% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Pedestrians crossing the freeway
Rank
5
Province
Gauteng
Crashes
241
Deaths
19
Serious injuries
88
Risk
81
Change
+4% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Pedestrians crossing the freeway
Rank
6
Province
Gauteng
Crashes
312
Deaths
12
Serious injuries
95
Risk
80
Change
-6% fewer crashes than last year
Main factor
Rear-end collisions in congestion
Rank
7
Province
KwaZulu-Natal
Crashes
154
Deaths
27
Serious injuries
58
Risk
76
Change
+8% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Heavy vehicles on steep descents
Rank
8
Province
Western Cape
Crashes
187
Deaths
15
Serious injuries
62
Risk
62
Change
-1% fewer crashes than last year
Main factor
Speeding
Rank
9
Province
Western Cape
Crashes
164
Deaths
17
Serious injuries
57
Risk
61
Change
+6% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Pedestrians crossing
Rank
10
Province
Gauteng
Crashes
198
Deaths
10
Serious injuries
61
Risk
55
Change
-3% fewer crashes than last year
Main factor
Speeding at night
Rank
11
Province
Eastern Cape
Crashes
121
Deaths
18
Serious injuries
45
Risk
55
Change
+1% more crashes than last year
Main factor
Pedestrians at night
Rank
12
Province
Mpumalanga
Crashes
129
Deaths
15
Serious injuries
46
Risk
51
Change
-2% fewer crashes than last year
Main factor
Coal trucks and congestion

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct
27	34	31	27	21	22	12	18	13	17	20	41
16	20	17	12	13	7	10	10	9	12	13	22
22	20	17	18	14	12	11	7	10	12	16	23
23	27	25	23	22	15	11	11	15	16	20	28
25	29	27	19	23	19	12	12	14	17	22	29
34	41	35	30	23	20	24	14	12	20	27	41
17	14	17	16	14	12	10	11	9	10	12	22
18	22	19	19	15	12	12	9	9	13	18	24
17	19	18	17	15	12	10	10	10	10	14	20
22	24	22	20	15	16	13	8	12	14	14	27
12	16	16	10	10	8	8	7	6	8	11	16
12	13	13	12	11	11	5	7	9	8	12	16

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct
27	34	31	27	21	22	12	18	13	17	20	41
16	20	17	12	13	7	10	10	9	12	13	22
22	20	17	18	14	12	11	7	10	12	16	23
23	27	25	23	22	15	11	11	15	16	20	28
25	29	27	19	23	19	12	12	14	17	22	29
34	41	35	30	23	20	24	14	12	20	27	41
17	14	17	16	14	12	10	11	9	10	12	22
18	22	19	19	15	12	12	9	9	13	18	24
17	19	18	17	15	12	10	10	10	10	14	20
22	24	22	20	15	16	13	8	12	14	14	27
12	16	16	10	10	8	8	7	6	8	11	16
12	13	13	12	11	11	5	7	9	8	12	16

Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct
27	34	31	27	21	22	12	18	13	17	20	41
16	20	17	12	13	7	10	10	9	12	13	22
22	20	17	18	14	12	11	7	10	12	16	23
23	27	25	23	22	15	11	11	15	16	20	28
25	29	27	19	23	19	12	12	14	17	22	29
34	41	35	30	23	20	24	14	12	20	27	41
17	14	17	16	14	12	10	11	9	10	12	22
18	22	19	19	15	12	12	9	9	13	18	24
17	19	18	17	15	12	10	10	10	10	14	20
22	24	22	20	15	16	13	8	12	14	14	27
12	16	16	10	10	8	8	7	6	8	11	16
12	13	13	12	11	11	5	7	9	8	12	16