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Mount Alexander Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

27 fatalities 305 serious injuries 162 VRU crash records 39 heavy-vehicle crash records

637

Crash records

Fatalities

305

Serious injuries

458

Other injuries

6,208

Weighted harm score

39.0

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

6,208

Weighted harm score

332

Fatal + serious injuries

11.2%

VRU share of harm

7.3%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

76.4%

High-speed road harm share

23.8%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Mount Alexander recorded 637 injury crash records, 27 fatalities and 305 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. High-speed roads account for 76.4% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 28.9% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	245	149	3,018	48.6%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	124	61	952	15.3%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	30	22	603	9.7%
Other / mixed mechanism	93	33	491	7.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	59	33	460	7.4%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	60	22	368	5.9%
Pedestrian conflict	17	10	289	4.7%
Object / roadside impact	9	2	27	0.4%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	122	149	2,867	49.4%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	57	61	884	15.2%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	17	22	585	10.1%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	29	33	426	7.3%
Other / mixed mechanism	33	33	423	7.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	21	22	314	5.4%
Pedestrian conflict	9	10	280	4.8%
Object / roadside impact	2	2	20	0.3%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Pedestrian conflict	17	10	289	41.5%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	8	5	143	20.5%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	4	2	112	16.1%
Other / mixed mechanism	16	6	71	10.2%
Turning / crossing conflict	10	4	46	6.6%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	1	2	20	2.9%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	1	13	1.9%
Object / roadside impact	2	0	2	0.3%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	2	4	221	48.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	15	11	117	25.9%
Turning / crossing conflict	10	4	47	10.4%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	8	3	36	8.0%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	2	21	4.6%
Other / mixed mechanism	1	1	10	2.2%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	393	231	4,745	76.4%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	109	47	825	13.3%
Local streets (50 km/h)	94	40	466	7.5%
Unknown speed zone	36	13	158	2.5%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	5	1	14	0.2%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	459	233	4,718	76.0%
Intersection	175	98	1,478	23.8%
Other geometry	1	1	10	0.2%
Unknown geometry	2	0	2	0.0%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	437	237	4,294	69.2%
Dark / street lights	144	82	1,642	26.4%
Dawn / dusk	46	11	154	2.5%
Other lighting	10	2	118	1.9%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	65	34	1,011	16.3%
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	54	36	838	13.5%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	69	37	588	9.5%
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	25	20	580	9.3%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	46	29	513	8.3%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	46	29	410	6.6%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	57	21	356	5.7%
STRUCK ANIMAL	33	12	235	3.8%

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

Open full Mount Alexander emerging-hotspots page Statewide emerging-hotspots index

Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
BENDIGO-SUTTON GRANGE ROAD / SUTTON GRANGE-REDESDALE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	18.3	16.9	7
PYRENEES HIGHWAY / CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2
CRESWICK-NEWSTEAD ROAD / PROVIDENCE GULLY ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	5.5	5.4	2
PYRENEES HIGHWAY / CEMETERY ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.2	5.2	2
DUKE STREET / MCGRATH STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	5.2	4.0	2
PYRENEES HIGHWAY / CALDER HIGHWAY	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	5.2	3.8	2
CALDER FREEWAY / METCALFE-TARADALE ROAD	Watch	17.1	13.6	-3.6	5
CALDER FREEWAY / HARMONY WAY	Watch	29.9	11.5	-18.4	4

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	Moderate worsening	60.0	72.3	12.3
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	40.3	47.0	6.7
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Watch	35.4	32.1	-3.3
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Watch	23.9	20.9	-3.0

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: Mount Alexander recorded 61 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 4 fatalities and 26 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 9.6% of all recorded injury crashes and 11.2% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 8 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 12 records.

Open full Mount Alexander VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Bicyclist	359	16	33
Pedestrian	337	14	28
Older pedestrian	194	10	12
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	117	2	8
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Turning / crossing conflict	267	8	15
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	143	5	8
Other / mixed mechanism	138	12	27
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	112	2	4
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	20	2	1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	14	1	4

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
FOGARTYS GAP ROAD / LEVERSHA ROAD Open map	200	2	2	0	2
CALDER FREEWAY / BASSETTS-CALDER IN ON RAMP Open map	100	1	1	1	0
DAYLESFORD-NEWSTEAD ROAD / BRANDT STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
MOSTYN STREET / FREDERICK STREET Open map	32	3	5	5	0
HARGRAVES STREET / HUNTER STREET Open map	20	2	1	1	0
MARKET STREET / THOMPSONS ROAD Open map	20	2	1	0	1
FOREST STREET / FREDERICK STREET Open map	13	1	4	4	0
BARKER STREET / LYTTLETON STREET Open map	12	1	3	3	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: Mount Alexander recorded 39 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 2 fatalities and 23 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 7.3% 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 Mount Alexander 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	221	4	2	0
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	117	11	15	1
Turning / crossing conflict	47	4	10	0
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	36	3	8	1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	21	2	3	0
Other / mixed mechanism	10	1	1	1

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
CALDER HIGHWAY / MT GASPARD ROAD Open map	220	4	1	0
CALDER FREEWAY / METCALFE-TARADALE ROAD Open map	65	6	10	0
CALDER FREEWAY / BLACKJACK ROAD Open map	21	2	3	1
CALDER FREEWAY / BOUNDARY ROAD Open map	21	2	3	0
CALDER FREEWAY / PYRENEES HIGHWAY Open map	12	1	1	0
MALDON-NEWSTEAD ROAD / PREECES LANE Open map	11	1	1	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Moto
CALDER FREEWAY / BLACKJACK ROAD Open map	21	2	3	1
EDDINGTON ROAD / BRIDGEWATER-MALDON ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1
FARRAN STREET / DUKE 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.

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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.

Mount Alexander 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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Mount Alexander 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.

Mount Alexander Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
CALDER FREEWAY / HARMONY WAY	17 crashes; 2 fatal; 10 serious; harm 318	Street View	Google Maps
FOGARTYS GAP ROAD / LEVERSHA ROAD	3 crashes; 3 fatal; 0 serious; harm 300	Street View	Google Maps
CALDER HIGHWAY / MT GASPARD ROAD	3 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 223	Street View	Google Maps
CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / MILLOTT LANE	1 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 200	Street View	Google Maps
CALDER FREEWAY / METCALFE-TARADALE ROAD	16 crashes; 1 fatal; 9 serious; harm 199	Street View	Google Maps
DUKE STREET -FOREST STREET / FOREST STREET	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 131	Street View	Google Maps
GOLDEN POINT ROAD / LLEWELLYN ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 111	Street View	Google Maps
CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / SANDY CREEK ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 110	Street View	Google Maps
MALDON ROAD / MARTIN STREET	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 110	Street View	Google Maps
CALDER FREEWAY / BASSETTS-CALDER IN ON RAMP	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 103	Street View	Google Maps
CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / HUNTER ROAD	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 101	Street View	Google Maps
BARINGHUP ROAD / ALLANS ROAD	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 100	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	CALDER FREEWAY / HARMONY WAY	17	2	10	18	318	1	0	0	0
2	FOGARTYS GAP ROAD / LEVERSHA ROAD	3	3	0	0	300	0	0	2	0
3	CALDER HIGHWAY / MT GASPARD ROAD	3	2	2	3	223	1	0	0	0
4	CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / MILLOTT LANE	1	2	0	0	200	0	0	0	0
5	CALDER FREEWAY / METCALFE-TARADALE ROAD	16	1	9	9	199	10	0	0	2
6	DUKE STREET -FOREST STREET / FOREST STREET	2	1	3	1	131	0	0	0	0
7	GOLDEN POINT ROAD / LLEWELLYN ROAD	2	1	1	1	111	0	1	0	1
8	CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / SANDY CREEK ROAD	2	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	0
9	MALDON ROAD / MARTIN STREET	1	1	1	0	110	0	0	0	0
10	CALDER FREEWAY / BASSETTS-CALDER IN ON RAMP	3	1	0	3	103	0	1	0	0
11	CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / HUNTER ROAD	1	1	0	1	101	0	0	0	0
12	BARINGHUP ROAD / ALLANS ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	1
13	CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / MUCKLEFORD SCHOOL ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
14	CASTLEMAINE-MALDON ROAD / PULLANS ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
15	CRESWICK-NEWSTEAD ROAD / YANDOIT-SANDON ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
16	DAYLESFORD-NEWSTEAD ROAD / BRANDT STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	1	0	0
17	FOGARTYS GAP ROAD / BENDIGO-MALDON ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
18	KEMPS BRIDGE ROAD / TARILTA ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
19	LYELL ROAD / WEDGE GULLY ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
20	PYRENEES HIGHWAY / MIA MIA ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
21	PYRENEES HIGHWAY / MONASH STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
22	YAPEEN-MUCKLEFORD ROAD / MAPSONS ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
23	BENDIGO-SUTTON GRANGE ROAD / SUTTON GRANGE-REDESDALE ROAD	5	0	9	1	91	0	0	0	0
24	CALDER FREEWAY / VICTORIA-CALDER IN ON RAMP	1	0	6	0	60	0	0	0	0
25	PYRENEES HIGHWAY / RAILWAY DAM ROAD	7	0	5	5	55	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.

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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

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Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records