Road safety policies
We do not want anyone to be killed or seriously injured on WA’s roads so we work hard to ensure all road users are as safe as possible.
Nominations closed
Nominations for Risky Roads 2024 have now closed. Results will be released in the coming months and posted on this page.
The 2022 results
This year’s Risky Roads survey received more than 10,000 nominations from West Australians identifying streets, highways, and intersections in desperate need of safety upgrades.
With these results, we will now work with government and road safety agencies to address community concerns and work towards reducing the impact of road trauma.
Download the full Risky Roads 2022 results and understand the issues behind the nominations.
Risky Roads 2022 Full Results (PDF 2.08MB)
Top ten risky roads in Metro WA
| Rank | Road | Suburb or from/to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farrall Road | Midvale |
| 2 | Mitchell Freeway (southbound) | West Perth |
| 3 | Neaves Road | Banksia Grove to Bullsbrook |
| 4 | Orton Road | Casuarina to Byford |
| 5 | Kargotich Road | Oakford |
| 6 | Kwinana Freeway (southbound) | Canning Highway and Manning Road entry/exit |
| 7 | Thomas Road | Casuarina to Byford |
| 8 | Flynn Drive | Carramar to Neerabup |
| 9 | Mundijong Road | Baldivis to Mundijong |
| 10 | Walter Place | North Fremantle |
Top ten risky intersections in Metro WA
| Rank | Road | Suburb or from/to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marmion Avenue & Seacrest Drive | Sorrento |
| 2 | Victoria Street & Stirling Highway & Curtin Avenue | Cottesloe |
| 3 | Campersic Road & Haddrill Road | Baskerville |
| 4 | Mandurah Road & Anstey Road | Secret Harbour |
| 5 | Ocean Reef Road & Edgewater Drive | Edgewater |
| 6 | Baldivis Road & Kulija Road | Baldivis |
| 7 | Rowley Road & Lyon Road | Aubin Grove |
| 8 | Hossack Avenue & Willeri Drive | Parkwood |
| 9 | Ennis Avenue & Royal Palm Drive | Warnbro |
| 10 | Armadale Road & Eighth Road | Armadale |
Top ten risky roads in Regional WA
| Rank | Road | Suburb or from/to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Western Highway | Bunbury to Walpole |
| 2 | Great Eastern Highway | The Lakes to Coolgardie |
| 3 | Albany Highway | Armadale to Albany |
| 4 | Indian Ocean Drive | Yanchep to Arrowsmith |
| 5 | South Coast Highway | Walpole to Esperance |
| 6 | Bussell Highway | Cowaramup |
| 7 | Great Southern Highway | York to Brookton |
| 8 | Chapman Valley Road | Naraling |
| 9 | Denmark - Mount Barker Road | Denmark to Mount Barker |
| 10 | Great Northern Highway | Port Hedland to Newman |
Top ten risky intersections in Regional WA
| Rank | Road | Suburb or from/to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany Highway & South Coast Highway (Chester Pass roundabout) | Lockyer/Orana Mt Melville (Albany) |
| 2 | Bussell Highway & Capel Drive (South intersection) | Capel |
| 3 | Forrest Highway & Raymond Road | Australind |
| 4 | Forrest Highway & Pinjarra Road | Ravenswood |
| 5 | Forrest Highway & Binningup Road | Binningup |
| 6 | Caves Road & Yallingup Beach Road | Yallingup |
| 7 | Bussell Highway & Memorial Drive | Cowaramup |
| 8 | East Hyden Bin Road & Hyden-Lake King Road | Hyden |
| 9 | Bussell Highway & Sues Road | Yalyalup |
| 10 | South Coast Highway & Strickland Street | Denmark |
In May 2024, RAC carried out research and analysis to discover whether there had been any safety improvements on the roads named on the Risky Roads list. Read the full scorecard here:
2024 RAC Risky Roads Scorecard (PDF 580KB)
View results from previous years
Risky Roads 2019
The latest Risky Roads survey was undertaken in late 2018, and the results released in 2019.
According to the community, the riskiest road in Perth’s metropolitan area was Keirnan Street, Mundijong and the riskiest intersection was Great Northern Highway X Swan Christian College, Middle Swan.
According to the community, the riskiest road in regional WA was Bussell Highway, between Busselton and Capel and the riskiest intersection was Albany Highway X South Coast Highway (Chester Pass Roundabout).
RAC Risky Roads survey results 2018/19 (PDF 2.74MB)
Risky Roads 2016/17
2016/17 Survey Results (PDF 2.04MB)
