Lives Lost - Rolling 12 Month

12 months to midnight 8 April 2026

2024-2025 Lives lost 2025-2026 Lives lost
282 277 (down 1.8%)
Fatalities (equivalent periods)
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 5 year
average
202 240 254 295 282 255
Sex
Sex 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Female 68 81 13 19% 68
Male 214 196 -18 -8% 187
Unknown 0 0 0 0% 0
Road user
Road user 2024-2025 2025-2026 Change % change 5 year
average
Bicyclist 10 11 1 10% 11
Driver 130 115 -15 -12% 115
Motorcyclist* 62 49 -13 -21% 50
Passenger 28 49 21 75% 37
Pedestrian 48 51 3 6% 40
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 135 127 -8 -6% 113
Rural vic 147 150 3 2% 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 6 9 3 50% 6
16 to 17 5 10 5 100% 5
18 to 20 18 12 -6 -33% 18
21 to 25 27 25 -2 -7% 23
26 to 29 14 26 12 86% 19
30 to 39 50 47 -3 -6% 39
40 to 49 29 31 2 7% 30
50 to 59 33 36 3 9% 31
60 to 69 33 19 -14 -42% 31
70 and over 65 59 -6 -9% 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 25 28 3 12% 27
Rural roads 148 144 -4 -3% 136
Small towns/hamlets 2 0 -2 -100% 1
Urban Melbourne** 106 105 -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