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Benalla Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

25 fatalities 261 serious injuries 159 VRU crash records 37 heavy-vehicle crash records

557

Crash records

Fatalities

261

Serious injuries

472

Other injuries

5,582

Weighted harm score

36.9

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 Benalla by crash mechanism, road environment, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.

5,582

Weighted harm score

286

Fatal + serious injuries

10.7%

VRU share of harm

9.4%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

80.1%

High-speed road harm share

25.6%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Benalla recorded 557 injury crash records, 25 fatalities and 261 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 9.4% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 80.1% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 29.5% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	217	113	1,968	35.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	134	77	1,401	25.1%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	23	24	713	12.8%
Other / mixed mechanism	91	29	551	9.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	36	18	483	8.7%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	28	12	229	4.1%
Pedestrian conflict	16	9	187	3.4%
Object / roadside impact	12	4	50	0.9%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	90	113	1,791	34.6%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	67	77	1,325	25.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	14	24	701	13.5%
Other / mixed mechanism	27	29	475	9.2%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	17	18	456	8.8%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	11	12	211	4.1%
Pedestrian conflict	9	9	180	3.5%
Object / roadside impact	4	4	40	0.8%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	21	9	195	32.7%
Pedestrian conflict	16	9	187	31.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	6	4	135	22.6%
Turning / crossing conflict	13	5	59	9.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	1	11	1.8%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	1	1	10	1.7%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	8	5	234	44.5%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	4	7	164	31.2%
Turning / crossing conflict	14	9	99	18.8%
Other / mixed mechanism	6	1	15	2.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	5	1	14	2.7%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	363	211	4,472	80.1%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	86	38	645	11.6%
Local streets (50 km/h)	72	24	301	5.4%
Unknown speed zone	33	12	152	2.7%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	3	1	12	0.2%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	387	216	4,151	74.4%
Intersection	168	70	1,429	25.6%
Unknown geometry	2	0	2	0.0%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	369	179	3,905	70.0%
Dark / street lights	132	76	1,236	22.1%
Dawn / dusk	49	29	413	7.4%
Other lighting	7	2	28	0.5%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	75	45	862	15.4%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	65	42	727	13.0%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	52	31	644	11.5%
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	15	14	607	10.9%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	35	17	383	6.9%
OFF CARRIAGEWAY TO LEFT	12	11	301	5.4%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	21	10	203	3.6%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	36	16	181	3.2%

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: Benalla has localised worsening signals even if the whole-council signal is below the statewide top threshold.

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Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
SYDNEY ROAD / PRICE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.6	8.6	7.0	3
HUME FREEWAY / KILFEERA ROAD	Moderate worsening	5.8	10.7	5.0	4
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / LINK ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.3	5.5	5.2	2
POLICE TRACK / BONNIE DOON ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.2	5.2	2
BENALLA-YARRAWONGA ROAD / LAKE MOKOAN ROAD	Watch	15.1	5.5	-9.6	2
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / PRITCHARD TRACK	Watch	16.3	5.5	-10.8	2

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	43.3	59.0	15.7
Object / roadside impact	Moderate worsening	3.1	6.0	2.9
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Watch	50.0	26.6	-23.4

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: Benalla recorded 59 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 3 fatalities and 26 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 10.6% of all recorded injury crashes and 10.7% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 17 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 8 records.

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VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	329	13	27
Bicyclist	268	16	32
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	180	8	17
Older pedestrian	53	5	8
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	240	13	30
Turning / crossing conflict	201	10	20
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	135	4	6
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	11	1	2
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	10	1	1

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
SYDNEY ROAD / ENTERPRISE DRIVE Open map	101	1	1	1	0
BENALLA-YARRAWONGA ROAD / LAKE MOKOAN ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
BRIDGE STREET / THOMAS STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
BRIDGE STREET W-MANSFIELD ROAD / BADDAGINNIE-BENALLA ROAD Open map	21	2	3	0	3
BRIDGE STREET / CARRIER STREET Open map	20	2	2	2	0
CONNOLLY ROAD / SAMARIA ROAD Open map	20	2	1	0	1
BRIDGE STREET / CHARLES STREET Open map	12	1	3	1	2
BRIDGE STREET / BARKLY STREET Open map	11	1	1	0	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: Benalla recorded 37 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 3 fatalities and 20 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 9.4% of total weighted harm. There are 1 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
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	234	5	8	0
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	164	7	4	0
Turning / crossing conflict	99	9	14	0
Other / mixed mechanism	15	1	6	1
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	14	1	5	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes
HUME FREEWAY / ELEVEN MILE CREEK ROAD Open map	100	1	1
HUME FREEWAY / HUME FREEWAY Open map	100	1	1
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / MCKELLAR ROAD Open map	100	1	1
HUME FREEWAY / KILFEERA ROAD Open map	41	4	4
Unknown location Open map	41	4	1
HUME FREEWAY / MANSFIELD-HUME OUT ON RAMP Open map	21	2	1

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
KILLENA AVENUE / NIXON STREET Open map	1	0	1	1	0	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.

Benalla 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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Benalla 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.

Benalla Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
HUME FREEWAY / BOWERS ROAD	11 crashes; 4 fatal; 10 serious; harm 513	Street View	Google Maps
MANSFIELD ROAD / DOBSON ROAD	5 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 204	Street View	Google Maps
BUNGEET ROAD / GOORAMBAT-THOONA ROAD	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 200	Street View	Google Maps
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / PRITCHARD TRACK	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 152	Street View	Google Maps
HUME FREEWAY / ELEVEN MILE CREEK ROAD	9 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 145	Street View	Google Maps
BENALLA-YARRAWONGA ROAD / LAKE MOKOAN ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 142	Street View	Google Maps
HUME FREEWAY / HUME FREEWAY	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 126	Street View	Google Maps
HUME FREEWAY / BENALLA-WARRENBAYNE ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 124	Street View	Google Maps
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / MCKELLAR ROAD	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 120	Street View	Google Maps
SYDNEY ROAD / ENTERPRISE DRIVE	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 112	Street View	Google Maps
KILFEERA ROAD / UPPER RYANS CREEK ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 110	Street View	Google Maps
SYDNEY ROAD / YELLOW BRICK ROAD	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 103	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	HUME FREEWAY / BOWERS ROAD	11	4	10	13	513	2	0	0	1
2	MANSFIELD ROAD / DOBSON ROAD	5	2	0	4	204	1	0	0	0
3	BUNGEET ROAD / GOORAMBAT-THOONA ROAD	1	2	0	0	200	0	0	0	1
4	MIDLAND HIGHWAY / PRITCHARD TRACK	5	1	5	2	152	0	0	0	0
5	HUME FREEWAY / ELEVEN MILE CREEK ROAD	9	1	4	5	145	1	0	0	1
6	BENALLA-YARRAWONGA ROAD / LAKE MOKOAN ROAD	6	1	4	2	142	0	0	1	1
7	HUME FREEWAY / HUME FREEWAY	6	1	2	6	126	1	1	0	0
8	HUME FREEWAY / BENALLA-WARRENBAYNE ROAD	5	1	2	4	124	1	0	0	0
9	MIDLAND HIGHWAY / MCKELLAR ROAD	3	1	2	0	120	1	0	0	0
10	SYDNEY ROAD / ENTERPRISE DRIVE	2	1	1	2	112	0	1	0	0
11	KILFEERA ROAD / UPPER RYANS CREEK ROAD	2	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	1
12	SYDNEY ROAD / YELLOW BRICK ROAD	1	1	0	3	103	0	0	0	0
13	MIDLAND HIGHWAY / DOBSON ROAD	2	1	0	1	101	0	0	0	0
14	BRIDGE STREET / THOMAS STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	1	0	0
15	ELEVEN MILE CREEK ROAD / GLENROWAN WEST ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
16	FIRTH ROAD / LINK ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
17	GLENROWAN-BOWEYA ROAD / THOONA-BOWEYA ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
18	LAKE MOKOAN ROAD / BENALLA-YARRAWONGA ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	1
19	MITCHELL ROAD / LARKIN ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	1
20	MOLYULLAH-TATONG ROAD / SCRUBBY LANE	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
21	HUME FREEWAY / KILFEERA ROAD	11	0	8	7	87	4	0	0	2
22	BRIDGE STREET / CHARLES STREET	10	0	6	9	69	0	1	2	1
23	BRIDGE STREET / CLARKE STREET	8	0	4	10	50	0	0	0	0
24	HUME FREEWAY / BADDAGINNIE-WARRENBAYNE ROAD	10	0	4	9	49	2	0	0	2
25	SYDNEY ROAD / PRICE ROAD	5	0	4	7	47	0	0	0	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.

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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

Pedestrian crash records

Bicycle crash records

100

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records