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:

Key numbers from the report

For a 12-month period to June 2023:

  • A total of 274 people lost their lives on Victorian roads. This is an 11.4% increase (28 more lives lost) from the same period in the previous 12-month period from July to June 2022.
  • Of the lives lost: 124 (45%) were drivers, 52 (19%) were motorcyclists, 35 (13%) were pedestrians, 51 (19%) were passengers and 12 (4%) were bicyclists.
  • There were 255 fatal crashes on Victorian roads. This compares to 229 fatal crashes during the previous 12 months to the end of June 2021 (26 more fatal crashes).
  • For every 100,000 people, 4.12 lives were lost in road accidents, and there were 3.83 fatal crashes.
  • For every 10,000 vehicles, 0.51 lives were lost in road accidents, and there were 0.48 fatal crashes.
  • Compared to other States and Territories, Victoria ranked third lowest in fatalities per 100,000 population (4.12). NSW had fewer with 3.38 lives lost per 100,000 population.
  • Of the 36 OECD countries in 2021, Victoria ranked 12th in terms of the lowest lives lost per 100,000 population.
  • The LGAs with the highest lives lost were Casey (15), Moira (14), Greater Shepparton (12), Greater Geelong and Yarra Ranges (11) each, Brimbank (10), Wyndham (9), Whittlesea (8); Campaspe and Monash (7) each, Latrobe, Merri-Bek, Southern Grampians and Wellington (6) each.
  • 10 LGAs recorded zero lives lost: these were, Ararat, Bayside, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Kingston, Nillumbik, Queenscliffe, Stonnington, Surf Coast and Swan Hill

For a 12-month period to December 2022 (latest available acute hospitalisation data):

*Hospital admissions were within 7 days of the crash date.

  • A total of 5,281 TAC claimants were admitted to the hospital after a crash. This is a 9% decrease (508 less acute hospitalisations) from the same period in the previous 12 months.
  • There were 607 (11%) of claimants who were admitted to hospital who stayed in hospital for more than 14 days.  This is a 6% decrease (37 less) from the same period in the previous 12 months.
  • There were less hospitalised claims resulting from crashes in Melbourne (3388, down 6%) and fewer in Rural Victoria (1,661, down 14%), compared to the same period in the previous 12 months.
  • Greater Geelong (368), Casey (277), Hume (211), Melbourne (179), Whittlesea (169), Brimbank (168), Greater Dandenong (168) and Wyndham (140) had a larger number of claimants hospitalised compared to other LGAs (based on raw data and not rate per population)
  • Casey (27), Greater Geelong (27), Whittlesea (22), Hume (21), Melbourne (18), Whitehorse (18), Brimbank (17) had a larger number of claimants hospitalised more than 14 days compared to other LGA’s (based on raw data and not rate per population)
  • The largest accident type for hospitalised claims come from single-vehicle crashes (1,167), although there was a 16% reduction from the previous 12 months. 12.5% (146) of the people hospitalised from single-vehicle crashes stayed in hospital for more than 14 days. In the previous 12 months, 13.8 % (194) 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 Hindmarsh, Merri-bek, Pyrenees, Queenscliffe, Southern Grampians, Swan Hill, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack.

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.

TAC Road Safety Quarterly Statistics reports prior to 2021