Lives Lost - Rolling 12 Month

12 months to midnight 25 March 2026

2024-2025 Lives lost 2025-2026 Lives lost
285 280 (down 1.8%)
Fatalities (equivalent periods)
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 5 year
average
201 241 256 288 285 254
Sex
Sex 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Female 68 81 13 19% 68
Male 217 199 -18 -8% 186
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Road user
Road user 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Bicyclist 11 11 0 0% 11
Driver 128 118 -10 -8% 115
Motorcyclist* 65 49 -16 -25% 50
Passenger 28 49 21 75% 37
Pedestrian 49 51 2 4% 39
E-scooter rider 2 1 -1 -50% 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Location
Location 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Melbourne 135 128 -7 -5% 114
Rural vic 150 152 2 1% 141
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 5 10 5 100% 6
16 to 17 3 12 9 300% 5
18 to 20 20 11 -9 -45% 18
21 to 25 29 25 -4 -14% 23
26 to 29 12 28 16 133% 19
30 to 39 49 48 -1 -2% 39
40 to 49 29 32 3 10% 30
50 to 59 35 35 0 0% 31
60 to 69 33 21 -12 -36% 31
70 and over 68 55 -13 -19% 49
Unknown 0 1 1 100% 0
Level of urbanisation
Level of urbanisation 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Provincial cities/towns 29 28 -1 -3% 27
Rural roads 148 146 -2 -1% 136
Small towns/hamlets 2 0 -2 -200% 1
Urban Melbourne** 105 106 1 1% 90
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