Lives Lost - Rolling 12 Month

12 months to midnight 13 July 2026

2024-2025 Lives lost 2025-2026 Lives lost
302 254 (down 15.9%)
Fatalities (equivalent periods)
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 5 year
average
208 244 268 293 302 263
Sex
Sex 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Female 73 71 -2 -3% 71
Male 229 183 -46 -20% 192
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Road user
Road user 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Bicyclist 10 11 1 10% 10
Driver 132 107 -25 -19% 117
Motorcyclist* 69 40 -29 -42% 53
Passenger 33 49 16 48% 39
Pedestrian 55 45 -10 -18% 41
E-scooter rider 3 0 -3 -100% 1
Unknown 0 1 1 100% 0
Location
Location 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Melbourne 144 114 -30 -21% 117
Rural vic 158 140 -18 -11% 146
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Age Group
Age Group 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
0 to 4 2 2 0 0% 3
5 to 15 8 11 3 38% 6
16 to 17 5 8 3 60% 6
18 to 20 15 15 0 0% 18
21 to 25 29 24 -5 -17% 24
26 to 29 19 18 -1 -5% 21
30 to 39 54 39 -15 -28% 40
40 to 49 34 26 -8 -24% 31
50 to 59 39 29 -10 -26% 32
60 to 69 35 23 -12 -34% 32
70 and over 62 58 -4 -6% 50
Unknown 0 1 1 100% 0
Level of urbanisation
Level of urbanisation 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Provincial cities/towns 27 32 5 19% 28
Rural roads 162 134 -28 -17% 140
Small towns/hamlets 0 0 0 0% 1
Urban Melbourne** 112 88 -24 -21% 94
Unknown 1 0 -1 -100% 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