Get a crash, theft or damage report

For insurance purposes or insurance related litigation, you can apply for the following reports:

a copy of a Occurrence Report for burglary, theft or damaged property
a copy of a Motor Vehicle Collision Report for a crash
a replacement copy of a crash report you completed online. (If you only need the report number, contact a police station).

Your application will be processed within 14 working days.

If your application is not for insurance purposes, or if you are seeking additional reports or documents in relation to a crash, theft or property damage, you must apply through freedom of information.

How to apply for a report

Step 1: Complete an application form

Complete the Occurrence Report or Motor Vehicle Collision Report application.

The form is available online or from your local police station.

Download the Application for police report relating to a crash, theft or damaged property

Find your local police station

Print the form if you completed it online.

Step 2: Check your proof of identity

Check that you have 100 points of original identification.

A list of what we accept is provided on the application form.

For application submissions by insurance companies, private investigators or law firms, please ensure you accompany the application with a ID clause identifying you are acting on behalf of the applicant and have sighted their original identity documents.

Step 3: Find out what fees you need to pay

View the current fees for crash or theft reports

If you are unable to make arrangements to pay at a South Australian police station, you must raise a money order or cheque and mail it to:

Information Release Unit
South Australia Police
GPO Box 1539
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Step 4: Get your application processed

Take your application to a local police station, Justice of the Peace (JP) or Commissioner Lawyer for taking Affidavits (lawyer) to have the application witnessed before submission.

Take your:

completed application form
100 points of original identification
photocopies of 100 points of identification, for certification.

Ask the police officer or the JP to:

witness your signature on your application form
certify your 100 points of identification
complete the authorisation section on your application form.

Step 5: Pay the application fee

Pay the application fee at a South Australian police station.

Your application will be processed within 14 working days from when it is received by the South Australia Police Information Release Unit.