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Horsham Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

34 fatalities 261 serious injuries 149 VRU crash records 67 heavy-vehicle crash records

609

Crash records

Fatalities

261

Serious injuries

625

Other injuries

6,635

Weighted harm score

40.3

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

6,635

Weighted harm score

295

Fatal + serious injuries

9.9%

VRU share of harm

23.4%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

63.9%

High-speed road harm share

24.1%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Horsham recorded 609 injury crash records, 34 fatalities and 261 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 23.4% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 63.9% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 25.2% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	246	113	1,941	29.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	116	77	1,702	25.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	36	37	1,122	16.9%
Other / mixed mechanism	98	28	643	9.7%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	34	17	551	8.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	47	13	463	7.0%
Pedestrian conflict	30	10	210	3.2%
Object / roadside impact	2	0	3	0.0%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	90	113	1,717	28.0%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	59	77	1,632	26.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	23	37	1,100	17.9%
Other / mixed mechanism	27	28	557	9.1%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	16	17	531	8.7%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	10	13	404	6.6%
Pedestrian conflict	10	10	190	3.1%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	38	7	284	43.4%
Pedestrian conflict	30	10	210	32.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	1	1	100	15.3%
Turning / crossing conflict	13	2	34	5.2%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	1	11	1.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	1	11	1.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	2	0	4	0.6%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	12	11	475	30.6%
Turning / crossing conflict	29	15	362	23.4%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	7	7	346	22.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	6	6	197	12.7%
Other / mixed mechanism	11	7	167	10.8%
Object / roadside impact	1	0	2	0.1%
Pedestrian conflict	1	0	1	0.1%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	244	184	4,238	63.9%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	137	53	1,302	19.6%
Local streets (50 km/h)	169	39	853	12.9%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	36	9	126	1.9%
Unknown speed zone	23	10	116	1.7%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	352	189	5,013	75.6%
Intersection	255	104	1,602	24.1%
Other geometry	1	1	10	0.2%
Unknown geometry	1	1	10	0.2%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	457	222	4,830	72.8%
Dark / street lights	104	56	1,412	21.3%
Dawn / dusk	41	13	259	3.9%
Other lighting	7	4	134	2.0%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	28	33	1,072	16.2%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	56	35	1,026	15.5%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	71	29	478	7.2%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	47	13	463	7.0%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	38	23	433	6.5%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	17	11	387	5.8%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	30	17	320	4.8%
RIGHT REAR.	16	12	320	4.8%

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: Horsham 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
HENTY HIGHWAY / MINYIP-DIMBOOLA ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	29.2	29.2	2
HENTY HIGHWAY / RIVER HEIGHTS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	29.0	29.0	2
WESTERN HIGHWAY / WEST ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	8.1	8.1	3
MCPHERSON STREET / HAMILTON STREET	Moderate worsening	4.3	8.4	4.1	3
WESTERN HIGHWAY / OSBORNE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	5.5	4.2	2
WESTERN HIGHWAY / RAHLEYS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	5.2	3.8	2
BAILLIE STREET / MCPHERSON STREET	Moderate worsening	3.1	5.5	2.4	2

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	43.0	58.2	15.2
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Moderate worsening	58.8	69.4	10.7
Turning / crossing conflict	Watch	133.8	130.0	-3.8

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: Horsham recorded 88 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 4 fatalities and 18 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 14.4% of all recorded injury crashes and 9.9% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 21 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 21 records.

Open full Horsham VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	448	15	43
Older pedestrian	282	9	21
Bicyclist	206	7	45
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	60	4	21
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	456	14	57
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	100	1	1
Turning / crossing conflict	70	5	22
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	13	1	4
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	11	1	2
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	4	0	2

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
BAILLIE STREET / PERCY STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
DIMBOOLA ROAD / JENKINSON AVENUE Open map	100	1	1	0	1
DOOEN ROAD / PRYORS ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
STAWELL ROAD / PEACH AVENUE Open map	100	1	1	1	0
DIMBOOLA ROAD / WAWUNNA ROAD Open map	34	3	7	4	3
FIREBRACE STREET / PYNSENT STREET Open map	15	1	6	5	1
FIREBRACE STREET / ROBERTS AVENUE Open map	11	1	2	2	0
MCLACHLAN STREET / FIREBRACE STREET Open map	11	1	2	0	2

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: Horsham recorded 67 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 11 fatalities and 35 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 23.4% of total weighted harm. There are 5 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 Horsham 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
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	475	11	12	0
Turning / crossing conflict	362	15	29	2
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	346	7	7	1
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	197	6	6	0
Other / mixed mechanism	168	7	12	2
Object / roadside impact	2	0	1	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
STAWELL ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD Open map	222	4	2	0
WESTERN HIGHWAY / GOLTON SOUTH ROAD Open map	221	4	2	0
WESTERN HIGHWAY / BANYENA ROAD Open map	183	5	1	0
WESTERN HIGHWAY / WINFIELDS ROAD Open map	110	2	1	0
WESTERN HIGHWAY / PELCHEN AVENUE Open map	102	1	2	0
DIMBOOLA ROAD / JENKINSON AVENUE Open map	100	1	1	1

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Bike
DIMBOOLA ROAD / JENKINSON AVENUE Open map	100	1	1	0	1
HENTY HIGHWAY / LONGERENONG ROAD Open map	11	1	2	1	0
BULLEN COURT / HAYES DRIVE Open map	10	1	1	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.

Horsham 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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Horsham 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.

Horsham Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / WONWONDAH-DADSWELLS BRIDGE ROAD	6 crashes; 2 fatal; 4 serious; harm 246	Street View	Google Maps
STAWELL ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD	9 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 229	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / GOLTON SOUTH ROAD	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 221	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / PIMPINIO TIP ROAD	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 1 serious; harm 210	Street View	Google Maps
POLKEMMET ROAD / QUANTONG CEMETERY ROAD	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 201	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / BANYENA ROAD	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 183	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / WINFIELDS ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 133	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / PELCHEN AVENUE	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 132	Street View	Google Maps
HORSHAM-NORADJUHA ROAD / PLUSH HANNANS ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 131	Street View	Google Maps
WIMMERA HIGHWAY / HORSHAM-NORADJUHA ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 125	Street View	Google Maps
HENTY HIGHWAY / RIVER HEIGHTS ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 124	Street View	Google Maps
WESTERN HIGHWAY / MCPHERSON STREET	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 120	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 / WONWONDAH-DADSWELLS BRIDGE ROAD	6	2	4	6	246	1	0	0	1
2	STAWELL ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD	9	2	2	9	229	2	1	0	2
3	WESTERN HIGHWAY / GOLTON SOUTH ROAD	2	2	2	1	221	2	0	0	0
4	WESTERN HIGHWAY / PIMPINIO TIP ROAD	1	2	1	0	210	0	0	0	0
5	POLKEMMET ROAD / QUANTONG CEMETERY ROAD	2	2	0	1	201	0	0	0	0
6	WESTERN HIGHWAY / BANYENA ROAD	1	1	4	43	183	1	0	0	0
7	WESTERN HIGHWAY / WINFIELDS ROAD	5	1	3	3	133	1	0	0	0
8	WESTERN HIGHWAY / PELCHEN AVENUE	4	1	3	2	132	2	0	0	0
9	HORSHAM-NORADJUHA ROAD / PLUSH HANNANS ROAD	2	1	3	1	131	0	0	0	0
10	WIMMERA HIGHWAY / HORSHAM-NORADJUHA ROAD	4	1	2	5	125	0	0	0	0
11	HENTY HIGHWAY / RIVER HEIGHTS ROAD	4	1	2	4	124	0	0	0	1
12	WESTERN HIGHWAY / MCPHERSON STREET	1	1	2	0	120	0	0	0	0
13	HENTY HIGHWAY / LANGS ROAD	3	1	1	3	113	1	0	0	1
14	HENTY HIGHWAY / MINYIP-DIMBOOLA ROAD	2	1	1	2	112	0	0	0	0
15	DIMBOOLA ROAD / JENKINSON AVENUE	2	1	1	0	110	1	0	1	0
16	KALKEE ROAD / RAILWAY AVENUE	2	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	2
17	WESTERN HIGHWAY / HORSHAM-WAL WAL ROAD	2	1	1	0	110	1	0	0	0
18	DAHLEN QUARRY ROAD / WALSHS ROAD	1	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	0
19	KALKEE ROAD / MILL STREET	3	1	0	2	102	0	0	0	0
20	RIVERSIDE EAST ROAD / BUTLERS ROAD	1	1	0	1	101	0	0	0	0
21	ALBERT STREET / LANGLANDS STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
22	BAILLIE STREET / PERCY STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	1	0	0
23	DOOEN ROAD / PRYORS ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	1	0	0
24	HESLOP COURT / VINE AVENUE	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
25	NORTHERN GRAMPIANS ROAD / KIEFELS ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	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.

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Road-user summaries

Pedestrian crash records

Bicycle crash records

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records