BA Council

Ballarat Road Harm Intelligence Report

Fatal and injury crash patterns, vulnerable road-user harm, heavy-vehicle involvement, SCATS exposure matching and TIRTL freight-conflict matching.

47 fatalities 1,186 serious injuries 868 VRU crash records 93 heavy-vehicle crash records

3,741

Crash records

Fatalities

1,186

Serious injuries

3,914

Other injuries

20,474

Weighted harm score

67.1

Priority score

Method caveat: This is a public-interest analytical report. It is not an engineering safety audit. Locations should be treated as candidates for further review.

Safety diagnosis

This section diagnoses the type of road-harm problem in Ballarat by crash mechanism, road environment, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.

20,474

Weighted harm score

1,233

Fatal + serious injuries

15.7%

VRU share of harm

5.2%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

31.8%

High-speed road harm share

50.9%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Ballarat recorded 3,741 injury crash records, 47 fatalities and 1,186 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. High-speed roads account for 31.8% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 35.7% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	1,704	556	9,312	45.5%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	363	154	2,523	12.3%
Other / mixed mechanism	485	152	2,486	12.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	613	109	1,912	9.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	221	84	1,549	7.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	154	93	1,439	7.0%
Pedestrian conflict	189	77	1,169	5.7%
Object / roadside impact	12	8	84	0.4%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	451	556	7,510	44.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	139	154	2,276	13.4%
Other / mixed mechanism	143	152	2,085	12.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	80	84	1,390	8.2%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	64	93	1,325	7.8%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	91	109	1,232	7.3%
Pedestrian conflict	75	77	1,046	6.2%
Object / roadside impact	8	8	80	0.5%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Pedestrian conflict	189	77	1,169	36.3%
Other / mixed mechanism	161	60	977	30.3%
Turning / crossing conflict	144	47	574	17.8%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	8	6	156	4.8%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	37	12	148	4.6%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	23	10	113	3.5%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	16	5	63	2.0%
Object / roadside impact	2	2	20	0.6%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	31	16	456	43.2%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	18	12	223	21.1%
Pedestrian conflict	3	3	120	11.4%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	1	102	9.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	13	9	100	9.5%
Other / mixed mechanism	19	3	49	4.6%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	6	0	6	0.6%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	1,927	551	8,973	43.8%
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	617	359	6,512	31.8%
Local streets (50 km/h)	841	226	3,589	17.5%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	203	66	949	4.6%
Unknown speed zone	151	30	438	2.1%
75 km/h roads	2	1	13	0.1%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Intersection	2,179	639	10,424	50.9%
Midblock / not at intersection	1,556	592	10,025	49.0%
Unknown geometry	5	2	24	0.1%
Other geometry	1	0	1	0.0%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	2,598	816	12,976	63.4%
Dark / street lights	794	319	5,969	29.2%
Dawn / dusk	301	92	1,332	6.5%
Other lighting	48	6	197	1.0%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	809	242	3,969	19.4%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	607	103	1,848	9.0%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	200	104	1,811	8.8%
RIGHT NEAR (INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	149	56	1,179	5.8%
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	104	71	1,085	5.3%
RIGHT THROUGH	202	64	1,042	5.1%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	127	68	954	4.7%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	45	30	862	4.2%

Caveat: This is a public-interest diagnostic layer. It identifies patterns for review and does not assign legal fault, engineering causation or treatment responsibility.

Emerging hotspots and worsening trends

This section compares recent road harm against the long-run baseline to identify patterns that may be getting worse.

Plain-English signal: Ballarat's recent annualised harm rate is 1625.2 versus a baseline annualised rate of 1419.1, a change of 206.1 harm-score points per year.

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Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
BALLARAT-CARNGHAM ROAD / FINCHS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.1	48.0	46.9	9
FINCHS ROAD / GREENHALGHS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	40.5	40.3	5
VICTORIA STREET / QUEEN N STREET	Strong worsening	3.4	39.7	36.3	5
WILTSHIRE LANE / HANOVER STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	31.9	31.9	3
CRESWICK ROAD / CORONET STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	29.2	29.1	2
MAIR STREET / WINDERMERE STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	13.8	12.5	5
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / ROSE HILL ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	10.7	10.7	4
DOVETON STREET / DANA STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.9	11.2	10.4	4

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Turning / crossing conflict	Major worsening	700.4	754.0	53.6
Other / mixed mechanism	Major worsening	177.4	286.9	109.5
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Major worsening	70.0	146.7	76.7
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Strong worsening	122.7	171.8	49.1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Watch	133.0	108.3	-24.7

Comparison period

Baseline: 2012-2019
Recent: 2022-2025

Metrics are annualised. This is a statistical screening layer, not an engineering safety audit.

Vulnerable Road User Atlas

This section focuses on pedestrian, bicyclist, motorcyclist, school-age pedestrian/cyclist and older-pedestrian harm patterns where fields are available.

Plain-English VRU signature: Ballarat recorded 580 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 7 fatalities and 212 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 15.5% of all recorded injury crashes and 15.7% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 118 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 68 records.

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VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	1,906	118	277
Bicyclist	1,339	103	307
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	779	52	118
Older pedestrian	597	38	68
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	1,351	91	247
Turning / crossing conflict	1,293	86	234
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	224	19	50
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	156	6	8
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	113	10	23
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	63	5	16

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / CRESWICK ROAD Open map	111	2	2	2	0
BRAZENOR STREET / LA TROBE STREET Open map	101	1	2	0	2
GEAR AVENUE / BELL AVENUE Open map	101	1	2	2	0
CHISHOLM STREET / IDA STREET Open map	101	1	1	1	0
DOVETON STREET / EYRE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
PARK STREET / PARK E STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
STURT STREET / ALBERT ALT STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
ALBERT STREET / HERTFORD STREET Open map	46	4	9	8	1

Freight Conflict Index

This section focuses on heavy-vehicle crash harm, vulnerable-road-user overlap and TIRTL freight exposure where available.

Plain-English freight signature: Ballarat recorded 93 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 6 fatalities and 38 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 5.2% of total weighted harm. There are 12 heavy-vehicle crashes overlapping with pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. No TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm was available for this council in the current matching layer.

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TIRTL freight-conflict sites

No records available for this table.

HV mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict	566	18	33	5
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	223	12	18	0
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	102	1	3	0
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	100	9	13	1
Other / mixed mechanism	59	4	20	4
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	6	0	6	2

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
WESTERN HIGHWAY / WESTERN HIGHWAY Open map	331	6	4	0
WESTERN HIGHWAY / REMEMBRANCE DRIVE Open map	141	5	1	0
WESTERN FREEWAY / MIDLAND-WESTERN IN ON RAMP Open map	111	2	3	0
DOVETON STREET / EYRE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1
BALLARAT-CARNGHAM ROAD / SAGO HILL ROAD Open map	40	4	1	0
AVENUE ROAD / HENDERSONS ROAD Open map	31	3	1	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
DOVETON STREET / EYRE STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0	0
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / WARRENHEIP STREET Open map	21	2	1	1	0	0
ALBERT STREET -SKIPTON STREET / RUBICON STREET Open map	12	1	2	1	0	0
RING ROAD / TREWIN STREET Open map	11	1	2	0	0	1
ALBERT STREET / HERTFORD STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0	0
HOWITT STREET -LEARMONTH ROAD / GILLIES N STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1	0

SCATS exposure-adjusted intersection league table

This section ranks signalised intersections by total road harm and by harm adjusted for observed SCATS movements.

Plain-English SCATS signal: No SCATS-matched signal-site exposure summary is available for this council.

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Top local SCATS sites by combined priority

No SCATS records available for this table.

Top eligible local SCATS sites by harm rate

No SCATS records available for this table.

Ballarat crash map

Interactive self-contained Google Map showing crash records, fatal crashes, serious-injury crashes, vulnerable road-user crashes and heavy-vehicle crashes for this council area.

Map caveat: this is public-interest road-harm intelligence, not an engineering safety audit.

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Ballarat road-harm graphs

Large-format colour-coded graph pack showing this council's severity trend, harm composition, road-user involvement, top locations and exposure layers.

Annual severity trend

Crash records by year, stacked by fatal, serious injury and other injury severity.

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Harm composition

Fatalities, serious injuries and other injuries in the official crash data.

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Road-user involvement

Pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle and heavy-vehicle crash involvement.

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Top crash locations by harm

Highest weighted-harm locations in this council area.

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Statewide priority comparison

Combined priority score and statewide rank compared with other councils.

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Graph caveat: these are public-interest road-harm intelligence charts, not an engineering safety audit.

Ballarat Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / WESTERN HIGHWAY	9 crashes; 3 fatal; 6 serious; harm 363	Street View	Google Maps
REMEMBRANCE DRIVE / WHITES ROAD	4 crashes; 2 fatal; 3 serious; harm 232	Street View	Google Maps
AVENUE ROAD / HENDERSONS ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 11 serious; harm 215	Street View	Google Maps
NOLAN STREET / HAVELOCK STREET	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 200	Street View	Google Maps
BALLARAT-CARNGHAM ROAD / FINCHS ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 8 serious; harm 193	Street View	Google Maps
REMEMBRANCE DRIVE / MADDEN ROAD	11 crashes; 1 fatal; 8 serious; harm 191	Street View	Google Maps
VICTORIA STREET / QUEEN N STREET	15 crashes; 1 fatal; 6 serious; harm 180	Street View	Google Maps
FINCHS ROAD / GREENHALGHS ROAD	9 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 159	Street View	Google Maps
LEARMONTH STREET / ARTHUR ALT STREET	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 151	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / REMEMBRANCE DRIVE	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 142	Street View	Google Maps
BEVERIN STREET / VICKERS STREET	10 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 137	Street View	Google Maps
STURT STREET / RUSSELL STREET	8 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 135	Street View	Google Maps

SCATS signal-site exposure layer — Street View

SCATS site	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
No Street View links available.

Top crash locations

Ranked by weighted harm score. Weighting: fatality ×100, serious injury ×10, other injury ×1.

Rank	Location	Crashes	Fatalities	Serious injuries	Other injuries	Harm score	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
1	WESTERN HIGHWAY / WESTERN HIGHWAY	9	3	6	3	363	4	0	0	1
2	REMEMBRANCE DRIVE / WHITES ROAD	4	2	3	2	232	0	0	0	0
3	AVENUE ROAD / HENDERSONS ROAD	5	1	11	5	215	1	0	0	0
4	NOLAN STREET / HAVELOCK STREET	1	2	0	0	200	0	0	0	0
5	BALLARAT-CARNGHAM ROAD / FINCHS ROAD	5	1	8	13	193	0	0	0	0
6	REMEMBRANCE DRIVE / MADDEN ROAD	11	1	8	11	191	0	1	1	2
7	VICTORIA STREET / QUEEN N STREET	15	1	6	20	180	0	0	0	1
8	FINCHS ROAD / GREENHALGHS ROAD	9	1	4	19	159	0	0	0	0
9	LEARMONTH STREET / ARTHUR ALT STREET	2	1	5	1	151	0	0	0	0
10	WESTERN HIGHWAY / REMEMBRANCE DRIVE	2	1	4	2	142	1	0	0	0
11	BEVERIN STREET / VICKERS STREET	10	1	2	17	137	0	0	0	0
12	STURT STREET / RUSSELL STREET	8	1	3	5	135	0	0	1	0
13	WESTERN FREEWAY / WESTERN OUT-MIDLAND OF RAMP	2	1	3	0	130	0	0	0	0
14	LA TROBE STREET / PLEASANT S STREET	17	1	1	18	128	0	0	2	1
15	MIDLAND HIGHWAY / MIDLAND-WESTERN IN ON RAMP	5	1	2	5	125	0	0	0	1
16	WILTSHIRE LANE / HANOVER STREET	3	1	2	2	122	0	0	0	0
17	WESTERN FREEWAY / BALLARAT-BURRUMBEET ROAD	4	1	2	1	121	2	0	0	0
18	DOWLING ROAD / BLIND CREEK ROAD	3	1	2	1	121	0	0	0	1
19	MOUNT CLEAR-SEBASTOPOL ROAD / FRENCHMANS LANE	3	1	2	0	120	0	0	0	0
20	DOVETON STREET / EYRE STREET	13	1	0	19	119	1	1	0	0
21	GEAR AVENUE / BELL AVENUE	6	1	1	4	114	1	2	0	0
22	CRESWICK ROAD / CORONET STREET	4	1	1	3	113	0	0	0	2
23	HOWITT STREET / SHERRARD STREET	4	1	1	3	113	0	0	0	0
24	MIDLAND HIGHWAY / KENNEDYS ROAD	2	1	1	3	113	0	0	0	0
25	CUTHBERTS ROAD / WHITES ROAD	3	1	1	1	111	1	0	1	1

SCATS signal-site exposure layer

Crash records matched to nearby SCATS sites using the selected proximity radius. This is a signal/intersection-adjacent view, not full road-network attribution.

No rows available.

TIRTL freight-conflict layer

Heavy-vehicle crash records matched to nearby TIRTL freight monitoring sites. This is a freight-corridor candidate layer.

No rows available.

Road-user summaries

277

Pedestrian crash records

307

Bicycle crash records

284

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records