Crash Analysis System (CAS)

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) manages the Crash Analysis System (CAS); New Zealand’s primary tool for capturing information on where, when and how road crashes occur.

The system provides tools to analyse and map crashes, and enables users to identify high-risk locations and monitor trends and crash sites. This information helps inform transport policy, design and prioritise road safety improvements and monitor their effectiveness.

CAS is used by a range of organisations all with the broad aim of improving road safety. It is an essential tool in supporting road safety strategy. CAS enables the transport sector over the long term, to improve road safety through knowledge, research and the measurements of the effects of changes to the network and network user behaviour.

Access to CAS

CAS contains data, which is considered personal and private as defined in the Privacy Act 2020, Official Information Act 1982 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

NZTA takes the privacy and security of data very seriously. The data collected and stored is used for research and decision-making aimed at improving road safety, and as such benefits all New Zealand road users. We can also link CAS data to data from other sources to improve its usefulness to recipients.

CAS privacy statement

Access to data is available in three different ways:

online,
bespoke reports and
direct access to the system.

Online

Open data online is in the form of Excel or .csv files and maps via the CAS open data portal.

CAS open data portal(external link)

Bespoke reports

Bespoke reports created by NZTA, based on customer requirements. These are usually for low frequency, complex or one-off requests, or for data that is unavailable using direct access. Where appropriate, the provision of data as bespoke reports containing private information or via direct access to the system will require a data agreement, which places obligations on users to handle this information appropriately and in accordance with the law.

For any specific requests for information from CAS, email statisticalanalysis@nzta.govt.nz

Direct access to the system

This is only available to approved users, usually for high frequency on-going needs and may only be granted for one or more of the following purposes:

informing transport policy and regulations
designing and prioritising a range of road user behaviour and road safety initiatives
supporting funding applications for network and road safety improvements
monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of road safety initiatives
providing statistics to support a wide range of public information requests
providing information for research purposes connected with road network user behaviour, road safety and transport policy
administering the Crash Analysis System (NZTA and approved contractors only).

Apply for direct access to CAS

Processing of crash data

Crash Analysis System (CAS) data availability, upon receipt of a traffic crash report with sufficient and consistent information*
Type of crash	Fatal	Injury	Non-injury
Data available in CAS	1 working day	1 working day	Up to 3 years and 2 months*