Lives Lost - Rolling 12 Month

12 months to midnight 4 November 2026

2024-2025 Lives lost 2025-2026 Lives lost
299 271 (down 9.4%)
Fatalities (equivalent periods)
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 5 year
average
217 255 277 285 299 267
Sex
Sex 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Female 77 76 -1 -1% 73
Male 222 194 -28 -13% 194
Unknown 0 1 1 100% 0
Road user
Road user 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Bicyclist 9 7 -2 -22% 11
Driver 134 120 -14 -10% 117
Motorcyclist* 63 44 -19 -30% 54
Passenger 38 51 13 34% 39
Pedestrian 53 47 -6 -11% 43
E-scooter rider 2 0 -2 -100% 1
Unknown 0 1 1 100% 0
Location
Location 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Melbourne 142 127 -15 -11% 121
Rural vic 157 144 -13 -8% 145
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Age Group
Age Group 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
0 to 4 1 2 1 100% 3
5 to 15 9 12 3 33% 7
16 to 17 8 5 -3 -37% 6
18 to 20 13 16 3 23% 18
21 to 25 24 25 1 4% 24
26 to 29 22 19 -3 -14% 20
30 to 39 51 37 -14 -27% 40
40 to 49 35 33 -2 -6% 31
50 to 59 39 31 -8 -21% 33
60 to 69 31 34 3 10% 31
70 and over 66 54 -12 -18% 52
Unknown 0 3 3 300% 0
Level of urbanisation
Level of urbanisation 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Provincial cities/towns 27 28 1 4% 28
Rural roads 159 145 -14 -9% 141
Small towns/hamlets 0 0 0 0% 1
Urban Melbourne** 112 97 -15 -13% 97
Unknown 1 1 0 0% 0
* includes pillion riders
** Melbourne Statistical Division includes some rural roads
Note: Fatality data is compiled by the TAC from police reports supplied by Victoria Police. Fatality data is revised each day, with the exception of weekends and public holidays. Data is subject to revision as additional information about known accidents is received, and as new accident reports are received and processed.
5 year average rounded to nearest whole number