Western Australian Road Crash Societal Cost Estimates

Crash Costs provide estimates of the overall societal cost of road crashes in Western Australia using the Willingness to Pay methodology. The data aggregates average costs by crash type, region, and speed environment, published by Main Roads Western Australia and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Apply Willingness to Pay cost aggregates to evaluate the economic benefit of proposed road safety treatments.
• Compare average crash cost estimates across different regions and speed environments within Western Australia.
• Use crash type cost data as an input for cost-benefit analyses of road safety infrastructure projects.

Strengths

• Data is produced by Main Roads Western Australia, the authoritative state road agency.
• Uses the established Willingness to Pay methodology for societal cost estimation.
• Updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for review.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Western Australian road network.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which may require extraction for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

Main Roads Western Australia

Collection Method

Estimated using the Willingness to Pay methodology.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-09.

Geography

Western Australian road network