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:
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - September 2022 DOCX, 17.89MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - September 2022 PDF, 1.42MB
Key numbers from the report
For a 12 months period to September 2022:
- A total of 253 people lost their lives on Victorian roads. This is a 15.5% increase (34 more lives lost) from the same period in the previous 12-month period from October to September 2021.
- Of the lives lost: 109 were drivers, 56 were motorcyclists, 33 were passengers, 43 were pedestrians and 11 were bicyclists.
- There were 245 fatal crashes on Victorian roads. This compares to 204 fatal crashes during the 12 months to the end of September 2021 (41 more fatal crashes).
- Per 100,000 population, there were 3.83 lives lost and 3.71 fatal crashes.
- For every 10,000 vehicles, 0.48 lives were lost and there were 0.46 fatal crashes.
- Compared to other States and Territories, Victoria ranked third lowest in fatalities per 100,000 population (3.83). ACT and NSW had fewer with 3.07and 3.69 lives lost per 100,000 population, respectively.
- Of the 36 OECD countries in 2020, Victoria ranked 9th in terms of lowest lives lost per 100,000 population.
- Greater Geelong (14), Brimbank and Campaspe (9) each, Casey, Hume, Murrindindi and Whittlesea (8) each, Cardinia, Colac-Otway, Corangamite, Greater Bendigo, Melton, Moira, Mornington Peninsula, South Gippsland, Wellington, Yarra Ranges (6) each had the highest numbers of lives lost, compared to all other LGAs during this period.
- 10 LGAs recorded zero lives lost: these were, Bass Coast, Bayside, Buloke, Gannawarra, Hindmarsh, Mount Alexander, Queenscliffe, Southern Grampians, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack.
For a 12 months period to March 2022 (latest available acute hospitalisation data):
*Hospital admissions were within 7 days of the crash date.
- A total of 5,437 TAC claimants were admitted to the hospital after a crash. This is a 3% increase (163 more acute hospitalisations) from the same period in the previous 12 months.
- There were 592 (11%) of claimants who were admitted to hospital who stayed in hospital for more than 14 days. This is a 2% increase (10 more) from the same period in the previous 12 months.
- There were more hospitalised claims resulting from crashes in Melbourne (3,451, up 6%) and fewer in Rural Victoria (1,757, down 3%), compared to the same period in the previous 12 months.
- Greater Geelong (396), Casey (319), Greater Dandenong (229), Hume (216), Melbourne (193) and Wyndham (167) had a larger number of claimants hospitalised compared to other LGAs (based on raw data not rate per population)
- Melbourne (26), Hume (23), Brimbank (22), Greater Shepparton (22), Greater Dandenong and Greater Geelong (21) each, had a larger number of claimants hospitalised more than 14 days compared to other LGAs (based on raw data not rate per population)
- The largest accident type for hospitalised claims come from single vehicle crashes (1,239), although there was a 13% reduction from the previous 12 months. 12.75% (158) of the people hospitalised from single vehicle crashes stayed in hospital for more than 14 days. In the previous 12 months 14 % (200) of people hospitalised from single vehicle 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 Ararat, Buloke, Hindmarsh, Loddon, Mansfield, Pyrenees, Queenscliffe and West Wimmera.
For a 12 months period to March 2022
- On average 51,437 speed infringements from speed cameras were issued per month, which is a 43% increase from the previous 12 month average of 35,959.
- On average, 537 excessive speed infringements were issued from speed cameras each month, which is a 31 % increase from the previous 12 month average of 409.
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.
See below previous revised Road Safety Statistical Summary:
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - June 2022 PDF, 1.51MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - June 2022 DOCX, 6.42MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - December 2021 DOCX, 17.89MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - December 2021 DOCX, 6.61MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - September 2021
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - September 2021
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - June 2021 PDF, 1.57MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - June 2021 DOCX, 6.02MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - March 2021 PDF, 1.55MB
- TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics report - March 2021 DOCX, 7.82MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2020 PDF, 1.73MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2020 DOC, 7.04MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2020 PDF, 1.72MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2020 DOC, 7.07MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2020 PDF, 1.51MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2020 DOC, 6.39MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2020 PDF, 1.52MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2020 DOC, 6.39MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2019 PDF, 1.51MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2019 DOC, 6.41MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2019 PDF, 1.48MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2019 DOC, 6.37MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2019 PDF, 1.52MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2019 DOC, 6.39MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2019 PDF, 1.21MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2019 DOC, 6.29MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2018 PDF, 0.62MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2018 DOC, 6.23MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2018 PDF, 1.05MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2018 DOCX, 1.06MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2018 PDF, 0.77MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2018 DOCX, 1.35MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2018 PDF, 1.17MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2018 DOCX, 1.19MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2017 PDF, 0.6MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2017 DOC, 6.25MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2017 PDF, 0.55MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - September 2017 DOC, 6.68MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - June 2017 PDF, 1.14MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2017 PDF, 0.52MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - March 2017 DOC, 7.74MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2016 PDF, 0.59MB
- Towards Zero Quarterly Statistics report - December 2016 DOC, 6.33MB
- September 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.49MB
- September 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.29MB
- June 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.49MB
- June 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.26MB
- May 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.67MB
- May 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.63MB
- April 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.31MB
- April 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.66MB
- March 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.68MB
- March 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.32MB
- February 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.63MB
- February 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.55MB
- January 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.63MB
- January 2016 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.12MB
- December 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.63MB
- December 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.55MB
- November 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.62MB
- November 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.81MB
- October 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- October 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOCX, 0.63MB
- September 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- September 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOCX, 0.63MB
- October 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- October 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOCX, 0.63MB
- September 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- September 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOCX, 0.63MB
- August 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- August 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.78MB
- July 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- July 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.77MB
- June 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- June 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.44MB
- April 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- March 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 4.6MB
- March 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- March 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.69MB
- January 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.03MB
- January 2015 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 6.68MB
- October 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.21MB
- October 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 3.91MB
- August 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.09MB
- August 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 14.72MB
- June 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 1.19MB
- June 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 4.04MB
- May 2014 Road Safety Statistical SummaryPDF, 1.19MB
- May 2014 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 4.03MB
- April 2014 Road Safety Statistical SummaryPDF, 1.22MB
- April 2014 Road Safety Statistical SummaryDOC, 3.93MB
- January 2014 Road Safety Statistical SummaryDOC, 4.49MB
- January 2013 Road Safety Statistical SummaryPDF, 0.63MB
- December 2013 Road Safety Statistical SummaryPDF, 0.95MB
- December 2013 Road Safety Statistical SummaryDOC, 4.5MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary revised, November 2013 PDF, 0.94MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, revised November 2013 DOC, 4.49MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, August 2013 PDF, 0.93MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, August 2013 DOC, 6.69MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, July 2013 PDF, 0.93MB
- Road Safety Statistical summary, July 2013 DOC, 6.77MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, June 2013 PDF, 0.92MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, June 2013 DOC, 6.73MB
- Road Safety Statistical Summary, April 2013 PDF, 0.85MB
- Road Safety Statistical summary. April 2013 DOC, 5.28MB
- Feb 13 Road Safety Statistical Summary DOC, 1.95MB
- Feb 13 Road Safety Statistical Summary PDF, 0.84MB
- December 2012 Road Safety Statisical Summary PDF, 0.84MB
- October 2012 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.98MB
- August 2012 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.85MB
- June 2012 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.85MB
- April 2012 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.85MB
- February 2012 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.85MB
- December 2011 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.78MB
- October 2011 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.33MB
- August 2011 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.33MB
- June 2011 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.33MB
- April 2011 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.33MB
- February 2011 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.44MB
- December 2010 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.45MB
- October 2010 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.45MB
- August 2010 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.45MB
- June 2010 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.44MB
- April 2010 Road Safety Summary PDF, 0.44MB
- February 2010 PDF, 0.43MB
- December 2009 PDF, 0.43MB
- August 2009 PDF, 0.95MB
- July 2009 PDF, 0.95MB
- Febuary 2009 PDF, 0.95MB