Lives Lost - Rolling 12 Month

12 months to midnight 10 August 2026

2024-2025 Lives lost 2025-2026 Lives lost
292 255 (down 12.7%)
Fatalities (equivalent periods)
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 5 year
average
207 247 271 295 292 262
Sex
Sex 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Female 73 71 -2 -3% 71
Male 219 184 -35 -16% 191
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Road user
Road user 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Bicyclist 7 11 4 57% 10
Driver 131 110 -21 -16% 117
Motorcyclist* 65 40 -25 -38% 53
Passenger 32 49 17 53% 39
Pedestrian 54 44 -10 -19% 42
E-scooter rider 3 0 -3 -100% 1
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Location
Location 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Melbourne 140 116 -24 -17% 118
Rural vic 152 139 -13 -9% 145
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 7 12 5 71% 6
16 to 17 5 8 3 60% 6
18 to 20 14 14 0 0% 19
21 to 25 28 23 -5 -18% 24
26 to 29 19 18 -1 -5% 21
30 to 39 55 38 -17 -31% 39
40 to 49 34 26 -8 -24% 30
50 to 59 37 27 -10 -27% 33
60 to 69 30 28 -2 -7% 32
70 and over 61 58 -3 -5% 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 23 31 8 35% 27
Rural roads 161 134 -27 -17% 140
Small towns/hamlets 0 0 0 0% 1
Urban Melbourne** 107 90 -17 -16% 95
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