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Corangamite Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

55 fatalities 496 serious injuries 130 VRU crash records 77 heavy-vehicle crash records

718

Crash records

Fatalities

496

Serious injuries

614

Other injuries

11,074

Weighted harm score

47.0

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

11,074

Weighted harm score

551

Fatal + serious injuries

2.6%

VRU share of harm

12.0%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

89.5%

High-speed road harm share

22.6%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Corangamite recorded 718 injury crash records, 55 fatalities and 496 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 12.0% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 89.5% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 34.9% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	280	213	3,719	33.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	82	109	3,068	27.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	164	102	1,932	17.4%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	62	50	1,193	10.8%
Other / mixed mechanism	83	44	691	6.2%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	29	19	235	2.1%
Object / roadside impact	6	6	151	1.4%
Pedestrian conflict	12	8	85	0.8%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	164	213	3,552	33.4%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	52	109	3,015	28.4%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	86	102	1,843	17.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	37	50	1,151	10.8%
Other / mixed mechanism	34	44	626	5.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	16	19	215	2.0%
Object / roadside impact	6	6	151	1.4%
Pedestrian conflict	8	8	80	0.8%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	5	4	131	45.0%
Pedestrian conflict	12	8	85	29.2%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	3	2	22	7.6%
Turning / crossing conflict	3	2	21	7.2%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	2	20	6.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	1	12	4.1%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	29	22	512	38.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	13	17	357	26.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	12	6	246	18.5%
Other / mixed mechanism	11	4	141	10.6%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	5	3	38	2.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	7	3	34	2.6%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	557	457	9,906	89.5%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	85	56	640	5.8%
Local streets (50 km/h)	44	24	364	3.3%
Unknown speed zone	19	9	100	0.9%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	13	5	64	0.6%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	556	418	8,575	77.4%
Intersection	162	133	2,499	22.6%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	484	374	7,082	64.0%
Dark / street lights	166	140	3,307	29.9%
Dawn / dusk	61	34	560	5.1%
Other lighting	7	3	125	1.1%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	63	93	2,889	26.1%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	52	45	1,137	10.3%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	70	46	1,042	9.4%
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	54	38	873	7.9%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	49	48	808	7.3%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	64	47	772	7.0%
OFF CARRIAGEWAY ON RIGHT BEND	38	25	364	3.3%
OFF CARRIAGEWAY ON LEFT BEND	23	14	335	3.0%

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: Corangamite's recent annualised harm rate is 942.8 versus a baseline annualised rate of 769.6, a change of 173.1 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
HAMILTON HIGHWAY / FOXHOW-BERRYBANK ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	65.8	65.7	7
LAVERS HILL-COBDEN ROAD / CORADJIL ROAD	Strong worsening	5.3	34.7	29.5	4
CURDIES-LEICHFIELD ROAD / COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	29.5	29.5	2
GLENELG HIGHWAY / SPRING HILL ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	28.7	28.6	2
PRINCES HIGHWAY / HAWKS NEST ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.6	26.6	1
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / CAPE VOLNEY TRACK	Strong worsening	7.9	17.2	9.4	6
CAMPERDOWN-COBDEN ROAD / BOWEN STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	8.4	8.2	3
COBDEN-PORT CAMPBELL ROAD / DIGNEYS BRIDGE ROAD	Strong worsening	2.8	8.4	5.6	3

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Turning / crossing conflict	Major worsening	226.8	363.4	136.6
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Major worsening	80.0	130.3	50.3
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	Moderate worsening	144.0	150.4	6.3
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Watch	239.5	223.5	-16.0
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	54.1	59.3	5.1

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: Corangamite recorded 27 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 1 fatalities and 18 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 3.8% of all recorded injury crashes and 2.6% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 3 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 4 records.

Open full Corangamite VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	208	11	17
Bicyclist	83	8	10
Older pedestrian	32	3	4
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	3	0	3
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	192	10	12
Turning / crossing conflict	35	3	7
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	22	2	3
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	22	2	3
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	20	2	2

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD / WESTBANK ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
CASTLE CAREY ROAD / HARRINGTONS ROAD Open map	20	2	2	0	2
MANIFOLD STREET SERVICE ROAD / BATH STREET Open map	11	1	2	2	0
TIMBOON-PORT CAMPBELL ROAD / TIMBOON-COWLEYS CREEK ROAD Open map	11	1	1	0	1
CHURCH STREET / MANIFOLD REV STREET SERVICE ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1	0
COBDEN-TERANG ROAD / BEND ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
CURDIE STREET / LORD STREET Open map	10	1	1	0	1
DOWLING STREET / WALLS STREET Open map	10	1	1	1	0

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: Corangamite recorded 77 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 8 fatalities and 47 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 12.0% of total weighted harm. There are 3 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.

Open full Corangamite freight-conflict page Statewide Freight Conflict Index

TIRTL freight-conflict sites

No records available for this table.

HV mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
Turning / crossing conflict	512	22	29	0
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	357	17	13	0
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	246	6	12	0
Other / mixed mechanism	141	4	11	2
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	38	3	5	1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	34	3	7	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD / COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD Open map	121	3	4	0
COBDEN-STONYFORD ROAD / SHENFIELDS LANE Open map	120	3	2	0
CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD / WESTBANK ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
COBDEN-STONYFORD ROAD / MILLS ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0
COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD / AYRESFORD ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0
COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD / ELLIOTTS ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike	Moto
CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD / WESTBANK ROAD Open map	100	1	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.

Corangamite 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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Corangamite 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.

Corangamite Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
HAMILTON HIGHWAY / HAMILTON HIGHWAY	2 crashes; 3 fatal; 2 serious; harm 321	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / THE BOULEVARDE	10 crashes; 2 fatal; 9 serious; harm 300	Street View	Google Maps
HAMILTON HIGHWAY / FOXHOW-BERRYBANK ROAD	5 crashes; 2 fatal; 6 serious; harm 263	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / OLD POST OFFICE ROAD	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 4 serious; harm 242	Street View	Google Maps
HAMILTON HIGHWAY / COLLINS LANE	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 220	Street View	Google Maps
HAMILTON HIGHWAY / MCLEANS ROAD	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 1 serious; harm 210	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCETOWN ROAD / TURRONG ROAD	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 1 serious; harm 210	Street View	Google Maps
CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD / CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 10 serious; harm 200	Street View	Google Maps
LAVERS HILL-COBDEN ROAD / CORADJIL ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 7 serious; harm 175	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCETOWN ROAD / CENTRE ROAD	6 crashes; 0 fatal; 14 serious; harm 159	Street View	Google Maps
TIMBOON-COLAC ROAD / FOREST BOUNDARY ROAD	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 152	Street View	Google Maps
COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD / COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD	9 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 146	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	Moto
1	HAMILTON HIGHWAY / HAMILTON HIGHWAY	2	3	2	1	321	0	0
2	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / THE BOULEVARDE	10	2	9	10	300	0	7
3	HAMILTON HIGHWAY / FOXHOW-BERRYBANK ROAD	5	2	6	3	263	1	0
4	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / OLD POST OFFICE ROAD	2	2	4	2	242	0	0
5	HAMILTON HIGHWAY / COLLINS LANE	2	2	2	0	220	0	0
6	HAMILTON HIGHWAY / MCLEANS ROAD	1	2	1	0	210	0	0
7	PRINCETOWN ROAD / TURRONG ROAD	1	2	1	0	210	0	0
8	CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD / CAMPERDOWN-LISMORE ROAD	4	1	10	0	200	0	1
9	LAVERS HILL-COBDEN ROAD / CORADJIL ROAD	5	1	7	5	175	1	0
10	PRINCETOWN ROAD / CENTRE ROAD	6	0	14	19	159	0	1
11	TIMBOON-COLAC ROAD / FOREST BOUNDARY ROAD	3	1	5	2	152	1	0
12	COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD / COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD	9	1	4	6	146	4	0
13	COBDEN-STONYFORD ROAD / SHENFIELDS LANE	4	1	4	0	140	2	0
14	PRINCETOWN ROAD / MELROSE ROAD	6	1	3	6	136	0	1
15	HALLYBURTONS ROAD / GRAYLAND STREET	2	1	3	1	131	0	1
16	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / CAPE VOLNEY TRACK	13	0	11	20	130	0	8
17	HAMILTON HIGHWAY / JELLALABAD ROAD	4	1	2	6	126	1	0
18	TIMBOON-COLAC ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD	5	1	2	4	124	0	0
19	GREY STREET / LYONS STREET	3	1	2	3	123	0	0
20	TIMBOON-NULLAWARRE ROAD / BILYANA LANE	2	1	2	1	121	0	0
21	TERANG-MORTLAKE ROAD / DARLINGTON-TERANG ROAD	1	1	2	1	121	0	0
22	CURDIES-LEICHFIELD ROAD / COBDEN-WARRNAMBOOL ROAD	2	1	1	3	113	1	0
23	TIMBOON-PORT CAMPBELL ROAD / LAMBERT STREET	4	1	1	2	112	0	0
24	COBDEN-STONYFORD ROAD / FOSTERS ROAD	3	1	1	2	112	0	0
25	GLENELG HIGHWAY / SPRING HILL ROAD	3	1	1	1	111	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

103

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records