Road Safety Quarterly Statistics

The TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics Report contains statistical information on the lives lost and injuries* sustained on Victorian roads in transport accidents.

*Injuries requiring hospitalisation within 7 days of the accident.

See below for the latest Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report:

Key numbers from the report

For 12 months to September 2023:

  • A total of 270 people lost their lives on Victorian roads. This is an 6.3% increase (16 more lives lost) from the same period in the previous 12-month period from October to September 2022.
  • Of the lives lost: 123 (46%) were drivers, 52 (19%) were passengers, 49 (18%) were motorcyclists, 37 (14%) were pedestrians, 9 (3%) were bicyclists.
  • There were 247 fatal crashes on Victorian roads. This is one more than the 246 fatal crashes during the previous 12 months to the end of June 2021.
  • For every 100,000 people, 4.05 lives were lost in road accidents, and there were 3.83 fatal crashes.
  • For every 10,000 vehicles, 0.50 lives were lost in road accidents, and there were 0.46 fatal crashes.
  • Compared to other States and Territories, Victoria ranked second lowest in fatalities per 100,000 population (4.05). ACT had fewer with 1.96 lives lost per 100,000 population.
  • Of the 36 OECD countries in 2021, Victoria ranked 12th in terms of lowest lives lost per 100,000 population.
  • The LGA’s with the highest lives lost were Moira (16), Greater Shepparton (14), Casey (13), Wyndham (12), Brimbank and Yarra Ranges (9) each, Baw Baw, Greater Geelong and Latrobe (8) each, Bass Coast, Campaspe, Mitchell, Mornington Peninsula and Southern Grampians (6) each.
  • 8 LGAs recorded zero lives lost: these were, Ararat, Bayside, Central Goldfields, Hindmarsh, Kingston, Port Phillip and Queenscliffe.

For 12 months to March 2022 (latest available acute hospitalisation data):

*Hospital admissions were within 7 days of the crash date.

  • A total of 5,443 TAC claimants were admitted to the hospital after a crash. This is similar to the same period in the previous 12 months (5442).
  • There were 637 (11%) of claimants who were admitted to hospital who stayed in hospital for more than 14 days.  This is an 8% increase (46 more) from the same period in the previous 12 months.
  • There were more hospitalised claims resulting from crashes in Melbourne (3,518, up 1.8%) and fewer in Rural Victoria (1,702, down 3.3%), compared to the same period in the previous 12 months.
  • Greater Geelong (352), Casey (271), Hume (209), Melbourne (194), Whittlesea (186),
  • Brimbank (176), Greater Dandenong (173), Monash (145), Mornington Peninsula (143), Wyndham (139 had a larger number of claimants hospitalised compared to other LGAs (based on raw data and not rate per population)
  • Greater Geelong (33), Casey (28), Whittlesea (22), Monash (20), Whitehorse (20),
  • Yarra Ranges (20), Hume (19), Brimbank and Mornington Peninsula (17) each had a larger number of claimants hospitalised more than 14 days compared to other LGA’s (based on raw data and not rate per population)
  • One of the largest accident types for hospitalised claims come from single vehicle crashes (1,204), although there was a 3.3% reduction from the previous 12 months. 13.6% (164) of the people hospitalised from single vehicle crashes stayed in hospital for more than 14 days. In the previous 12 months 12.5 % (156) of people hospitalised from single vehicle Top crashes stayed in hospital for more than 14 days.
  • 8 LGAs recorded zero cases for people in hospital for more than 14 days. These are Hindmarsh, Merri-bek Pyrenees, Queenscliffe, Southern Grampians, Swan Hill and Yarriambiack.

Tables in the report

Tables in the report include lives lost figures for the year to date and as a rolling 12-month total (broken down by gender, road user, accident location, age group, local government area (LGA) and accident type):

  • Serious casualties (broken down by gender, road user, accident location, age group, local government area (LGA) and accident type)
  • Victorian road lives lost by month since July 1951
  • Interstate lives lost

Graphs in the report

Graphs in the summary show the trends for:

  • Casualties per 10,000 vehicles and 100,000 population
  • Lives lost and serious casualties in urban and rural areas
  • Serious casualties in urban and rural areas by age groups
  • Lives lost and injuries* by road user class

Previous Road Safety Statistical Summary Reports

The TAC Road Safety Statistical Summary contains statistical information on the road toll, serious casualties, drink driving and police enforcement.

TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics reports prior to 2021