MR Council

Macedon Ranges Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

57 fatalities 834 serious injuries 433 VRU crash records 60 heavy-vehicle crash records

1,437

Crash records

Fatalities

834

Serious injuries

987

Other injuries

15,027

Weighted harm score

55.5

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

15,027

Weighted harm score

891

Fatal + serious injuries

7.9%

VRU share of harm

8.0%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

73.5%

High-speed road harm share

21.9%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Macedon Ranges recorded 1,437 injury crash records, 57 fatalities and 834 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. High-speed roads account for 73.5% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 37.9% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	490	352	5,944	39.6%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	357	184	2,859	19.0%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	106	122	2,557	17.0%
Other / mixed mechanism	263	126	1,894	12.6%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	81	48	802	5.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	81	33	583	3.9%
Object / roadside impact	33	8	196	1.3%
Pedestrian conflict	26	18	192	1.3%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	270	352	5,668	39.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	170	184	2,665	18.8%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	71	122	2,511	17.7%
Other / mixed mechanism	118	126	1,730	12.2%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	42	48	757	5.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	28	33	522	3.7%
Pedestrian conflict	17	18	182	1.3%
Object / roadside impact	8	8	170	1.2%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	42	20	406	34.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	9	5	238	20.0%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	16	11	207	17.4%
Pedestrian conflict	26	18	192	16.1%
Turning / crossing conflict	20	10	111	9.3%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	4	3	31	2.6%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	0	3	0.3%
Object / roadside impact	1	0	2	0.2%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	14	15	514	43.0%
Turning / crossing conflict	16	8	272	22.7%
Other / mixed mechanism	13	8	181	15.1%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	5	4	133	11.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	9	7	75	6.3%
Object / roadside impact	1	1	10	0.8%
Pedestrian conflict	1	1	10	0.8%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	1	0	1	0.1%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	864	645	11,044	73.5%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	255	120	2,032	13.5%
Unknown speed zone	153	60	883	5.9%
Local streets (50 km/h)	139	58	874	5.8%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	26	8	194	1.3%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	1,020	641	11,722	78.0%
Intersection	413	249	3,292	21.9%
Unknown geometry	4	1	13	0.1%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	963	597	9,267	61.7%
Dark / street lights	315	204	4,207	28.0%
Dawn / dusk	137	86	1,494	9.9%
Other lighting	22	4	59	0.4%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	93	88	2,353	15.7%
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	70	102	2,146	14.3%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	157	99	1,609	10.7%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	100	70	1,197	8.0%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	92	65	928	6.2%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	116	49	836	5.6%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	63	46	764	5.1%
STRUCK ANIMAL	101	45	604	4.0%

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

Open full Macedon Ranges emerging-hotspots page Statewide emerging-hotspots index

Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
TYLDEN-WOODEND ROAD / FALLOONS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	36.8	36.7	5
PYALONG ROAD / NORTH GOLDIE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	34.2	33.0	4
KILMORE ROAD / TRANTER CLOSE	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	28.7	28.7	2
MELBOURNE LANCEFIELD ROAD / BLACK RANGE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	28.7	28.7	2
TYLDEN-WOODEND ROAD / GREGORY STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	28.7	28.6	2
MOUNT MACEDON ROAD / FALLS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.6	28.7	27.1	2
KILMORE ROAD / MULLALYS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.4	26.4	1
KILMORE ROAD / CAMPBELL ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	26.4	25.1	1

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Major worsening	179.1	252.7	73.7
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	Moderate worsening	214.3	223.2	8.9
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Moderate worsening	41.4	50.4	9.0
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Moderate worsening	51.6	59.0	7.4
Other / mixed mechanism	Watch	170.6	126.9	-43.7

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: Macedon Ranges recorded 121 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 5 fatalities and 62 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 8.4% of all recorded injury crashes and 7.9% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 24 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 8 records.

Open full Macedon Ranges VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	670	37	56
Bicyclist	522	30	66
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	100	8	24
Older pedestrian	81	8	8
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	482	27	55
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	238	5	9
Turning / crossing conflict	215	20	31
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	207	11	16
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	31	3	4
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	15	1	5

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
MAIN ROAD / MERRIFIELD STREET Open map	103	1	2	1	1
BLACK FOREST DRIVE / ELLANDEE CRESCENT Open map	101	1	1	0	1
THREE CHAIN ROAD / WISEMANS LANE Open map	101	1	1	1	0
BLACK FOREST DRIVE / SHANNON COURT Open map	100	1	1	0	1
TRENTHAM ROAD / LAURISTON RESERVOIR ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
MACEDON-WOODEND ROAD / MOUNT MACEDON ROAD Open map	30	3	3	0	3
MACEDON-WOODEND ROAD / ALLISON LANE Open map	21	2	1	0	1
BARRY STREET / MAIN STREET Open map	20	2	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: Macedon Ranges recorded 60 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 8 fatalities and 36 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 8.0% of total weighted harm. There are 6 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 Macedon Ranges 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	514	15	14	0
Turning / crossing conflict	282	9	17	1
Other / mixed mechanism	181	8	13	4
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	133	4	5	1
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	75	7	9	0
Object / roadside impact	10	1	1	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
KILMORE ROAD / MOUNT ELIZA ROAD Open map	120	3	1	0
CALDER FREEWAY / VICTORIA ROAD Open map	110	2	2	0
ASHBOURNE ROAD / ROBERT ROAD Open map	110	2	1	0
LANCEFIELD-TOOBORAC ROAD / SHERWOOD COURT Open map	110	2	1	0
SAUNDERS ROAD / KILMORE ROAD Open map	110	2	1	0
MAIN ROAD / MERRIFIELD STREET Open map	102	1	1	1

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped
MAIN ROAD / MERRIFIELD STREET Open map	102	1	1	1
THREE CHAIN ROAD / WISEMANS LANE Open map	101	1	1	1
HAMILTON STREET / AITKEN STREET Open map	10	1	1	1

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.

Open full Macedon Ranges SCATS league table Statewide SCATS intersection league table

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.

Macedon Ranges 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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Macedon Ranges 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.

Macedon Ranges Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
MELBOURNE-LANCEFIELD ROAD / SUTHERLANDS ROAD	8 crashes; 2 fatal; 14 serious; harm 346	Street View	Google Maps
BOLINDA-DARRAWEIT ROAD / WEATHERLY ROAD	2 crashes; 3 fatal; 3 serious; harm 335	Street View	Google Maps
BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / MORAS COURT	9 crashes; 2 fatal; 7 serious; harm 273	Street View	Google Maps
CALDER FREEWAY / BAWDEN ROAD	4 crashes; 2 fatal; 5 serious; harm 253	Street View	Google Maps
THREE CHAIN ROAD / BRIDIES LANE	5 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 222	Street View	Google Maps
KILMORE ROAD / MOUNT ELIZA ROAD	8 crashes; 1 fatal; 11 serious; harm 219	Street View	Google Maps
ROCHFORD ROAD / WHITEBRIDGE ROAD	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 1 serious; harm 210	Street View	Google Maps
LANCEFIELD-TOOBORAC ROAD / SHERWOOD COURT	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 151	Street View	Google Maps
CALDER FREEWAY / VICTORIA ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 143	Street View	Google Maps
SAUNDERS ROAD / KILMORE ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 143	Street View	Google Maps
TYLDEN-WOODEND ROAD / FALLOONS ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 143	Street View	Google Maps
ROMSEY ROAD / DARRAWEIT VALLEY ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 142	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	MELBOURNE-LANCEFIELD ROAD / SUTHERLANDS ROAD	8	2	14	6	346	0	0	0	1
2	BOLINDA-DARRAWEIT ROAD / WEATHERLY ROAD	2	3	3	5	335	0	0	0	0
3	BACCHUS MARSH ROAD / MORAS COURT	9	2	7	3	273	1	0	0	2
4	CALDER FREEWAY / BAWDEN ROAD	4	2	5	3	253	0	0	0	1
5	THREE CHAIN ROAD / BRIDIES LANE	5	2	2	2	222	0	0	1	1
6	KILMORE ROAD / MOUNT ELIZA ROAD	8	1	11	9	219	1	0	0	0
7	ROCHFORD ROAD / WHITEBRIDGE ROAD	1	2	1	0	210	0	0	0	0
8	LANCEFIELD-TOOBORAC ROAD / SHERWOOD COURT	5	1	5	1	151	1	0	1	1
9	CALDER FREEWAY / VICTORIA ROAD	6	1	4	3	143	2	0	0	0
10	SAUNDERS ROAD / KILMORE ROAD	4	1	4	3	143	1	0	0	0
11	TYLDEN-WOODEND ROAD / FALLOONS ROAD	4	1	4	3	143	0	0	0	1
12	ROMSEY ROAD / DARRAWEIT VALLEY ROAD	5	1	4	2	142	0	0	1	0
13	PYALONG ROAD / NORTH GOLDIE ROAD	3	1	4	1	141	0	0	0	0
14	ASHBOURNE ROAD / ROBERT ROAD	4	1	4	0	140	1	0	0	3
15	STRAWS LANE / ROMSEY ROAD	14	0	12	16	136	0	0	0	2
16	NOTMANS LANE / SHANNONS ROAD	2	1	3	1	131	0	0	0	1
17	MOUNT MACEDON ROAD / FALLS ROAD	5	1	2	3	123	0	0	1	2
18	LANCEFIELD-WOODEND ROAD / ROMSEY ROAD	7	0	12	2	122	0	0	0	0
19	MOUNT MACEDON ROAD / TURRITABLE ROAD	5	1	2	2	122	0	0	0	1
20	ROMSEY ROAD / VINNICOMBES ROAD	3	1	2	0	120	0	0	0	1
21	SKYLINE DRIVE / SKYLINE DRIVE	1	1	2	0	120	0	0	0	0
22	MAIN ROAD / MERRIFIELD STREET	4	1	1	4	114	1	1	1	1
23	MOUNT MACEDON ROAD / OFFICER LANE	3	1	1	2	112	0	0	0	2
24	BLACKWOOD ROAD / FORBES ROAD	2	1	1	2	112	0	0	0	0
25	KILMORE ROAD / CAMPBELL ROAD	3	1	1	1	111	0	0	0	0

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

Pedestrian crash records

Bicycle crash records

311

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records