The most dangerous roads in Sunshine Coast Region

197 crash black spots in the Sunshine Coast Region area over the last 10 years, ranked by a severity score that weights deaths and serious injuries above minor ones. Sunshine Coast Region ranks #8 of 56 mapped Queensland council areas.

1,666

People injured

Deaths

197

Black spots

“People injured” counts everyone hurt in these crashes, from minor injuries through to deaths. “Deaths” is the number of those people who died.

Worst locations in Sunshine Coast Region

#	Location	Severity	People injured	Deaths	Injured since 2023
1	Grandview Rd & Landsborough - Maleny Rd, Maleny	146	14	1	1
2	Maroochydore Rd & Sunshine Mwy, Buderim	143	19	1	1
3	Sunshine Mwy & Yandina - Coolum Rd, Coolum Beach	140	56	–	9
4	Bruce Hwy & Nambour Connection Rd, Parklands	130	5	1	0
5	Fraser Rd & Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah	123	9	1	0
6	Caloundra Rd & Nicklin Wy, Caloundra West	121	43	–	18
7	Beerburrum Rd & Steve Irwin Way, Beerburrum	121	30	–	7
8	Moondara Dr & Nicklin Wy, Wurtulla	114	6	1	2
9	Allamanda Ave & Sunset Dr, Little Mountain	113	5	1	1
10	Sunshine Mwy (north 3), Coolum Beach	100	6	1	0
11	Bruce Hwy & Pignata Rd, Palmview	100	5	1	5
12	Bruce Hwy & Maroochydore Rd, Forest Glen	91	35	–	0
13	Bells Creek Arterial Rd & Caloundra - Mooloolaba Rd, Little Mountain	89	21	–	10
14	Mountain Creek Rd & Sunshine Mwy, Sippy Downs	86	27	–	14
15	Maroochy Blvd & Wises Rd, Buderim	68	17	–	3
16	Jones Rd & Pittards Rd, Buderim	67	13	–	8
17	Mons Rd & Parsons Rd, Forest Glen	66	12	–	5
18	Emu Mountain Rd & Peregian Springs Dr, Peregian Springs	64	11	–	2
19	Church St & Gloucester Rd, Buderim	63	11	–	4
20	Caloundra Rd (west), Meridan Plains	62	12	–	7
21	David Low Way & Petrie Creek Rd, Diddillibah	57	19	–	9
22	Buderim Ave & Mayfield St, Alexandra Headland	57	13	–	1
23	Kawana Wy & Sunshine Mwy, Mountain Creek	56	9	–	3
24	Darby Cl & Wises Rd, Buderim	55	12	–	0
25	Amarina Ave & Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba	54	8	–	2

Major roads in Sunshine Coast Region

What happens after a crash like this

In Queensland, injuries from a motor vehicle crash are dealt with under the compulsory third-party (CTP) insurance scheme established by the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994. CTP is a fault-based scheme: compensation is generally available to people injured through another road user’s negligence, rather than for every injury regardless of how it happened. The Act sets out the steps a claim follows — including the pre-court procedures parties must complete before a matter can go to trial. The published data shows most claims resolve by negotiation under that process; the smaller number that proceed to a judgment typically take several years from the crash to a decision.

You can explore the Queensland motor-accident claims data — how claims resolve and what the courts have awarded — in the Roche Legal Quantum database.

What CTP claims pay, by injury severity

Average Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme payouts by injury severity, from Queensland Government open data — aggregate scheme averages, not an estimate of any individual claim. What a specific claim is worth depends on its facts.

This is general information about how Queensland law works, not legal advice.

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Roche Legal. “Most dangerous roads in Sunshine Coast Region.” Queensland Road Danger Map. Data: Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (CC-BY 4.0). https://rochelegal.com.au/road-safety/area/sunshine-coast-region/ (data updated 2026-07-01).