MU Council

Murrindindi Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

60 fatalities 674 serious injuries 852 VRU crash records 36 heavy-vehicle crash records

1,451

Crash records

Fatalities

674

Serious injuries

1,048

Other injuries

13,788

Weighted harm score

53.2

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

13,788

Weighted harm score

734

Fatal + serious injuries

2.3%

VRU share of harm

5.7%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

76.9%

High-speed road harm share

13.2%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Murrindindi recorded 1,451 injury crash records, 60 fatalities and 674 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. High-speed roads account for 76.9% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 22.9% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	361	217	3,951	28.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	123	117	3,353	24.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	532	189	3,258	23.6%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	116	80	1,490	10.8%
Other / mixed mechanism	191	82	1,043	7.6%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	44	20	340	2.5%
Object / roadside impact	78	27	329	2.4%
Pedestrian conflict	6	2	24	0.2%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	194	217	3,740	29.1%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	76	117	3,271	25.5%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	181	189	2,887	22.5%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	70	80	1,441	11.2%
Other / mixed mechanism	75	82	918	7.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	16	20	299	2.3%
Object / roadside impact	27	27	270	2.1%
Pedestrian conflict	2	2	20	0.2%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	14	5	150	46.3%
Turning / crossing conflict	6	3	123	38.0%
Pedestrian conflict	6	2	24	7.4%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	1	2	20	6.2%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	3	0	3	0.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	0	2	0.6%
Object / roadside impact	1	0	2	0.6%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	10	7	438	55.6%
Turning / crossing conflict	10	6	159	20.2%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	8	6	153	19.4%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	4	3	33	4.2%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	0	3	0.4%
Other / mixed mechanism	1	0	2	0.3%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	846	524	10,608	76.9%
Unknown speed zone	387	113	1,595	11.6%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	133	68	857	6.2%
Local streets (50 km/h)	62	18	512	3.7%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	23	11	216	1.6%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	1,215	611	11,920	86.5%
Intersection	228	119	1,823	13.2%
Unknown geometry	8	4	45	0.3%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	1,168	573	10,522	76.3%
Dark / street lights	178	111	2,320	16.8%
Dawn / dusk	74	42	842	6.1%
Other lighting	31	8	104	0.8%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	100	104	3,023	21.9%
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	156	99	2,066	15.0%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	114	80	1,488	10.8%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	90	52	1,290	9.4%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	69	52	1,094	7.9%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	208	63	873	6.3%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON BEND)	155	45	654	4.7%
STRUCK ANIMAL	66	29	333	2.4%

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

Open full Murrindindi emerging-hotspots page Statewide emerging-hotspots index

Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
MARYSVILLE-WOODS POINT ROAD / TOMMYS BEND ROAD	Major worsening	18.0	71.5	53.5	9
MELBA HIGHWAY / BURNS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	31.6	31.6	3
MELBA HIGHWAY / STEUARTS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	29.2	29.2	2
BUXTON-MARYSVILLE ROAD / MT MARGARET ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	29.2	29.1	2
WHITTLESEA-YEA ROAD / SILVER CREEK ROAD	Strong worsening	2.8	29.0	26.2	2
MAROONDAH HIGHWAY / KANUMBRA-GOBUR ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.8	26.9	25.1	1
Unknown location	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	26.4	25.1	1
MELBA HIGHWAY / MURRINDINDI ROAD	Strong worsening	2.8	26.6	23.9	1

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	Major worsening	224.5	298.4	74.0
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	75.9	92.2	16.3
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Strong worsening	18.4	37.9	19.5

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: Murrindindi recorded 33 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 2 fatalities and 10 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 2.3% of all recorded injury crashes and 2.3% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 2 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 3 records.

Open full Murrindindi VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	296	10	23
Older pedestrian	31	3	3
Bicyclist	28	2	10
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	21	2	2
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	162	6	17
Turning / crossing conflict	135	4	9
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	20	2	1
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	3	0	3
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	0	2
Object / roadside impact	2	0	1

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
HALL STREET / DOWNEY STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
NIHIL STREET / GRANT STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
GORDON STREET / LETHBRIDGE STREET Open map	20	2	1	1	0
GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / CLARKES ROAD Open map	20	2	1	1	0
HIGH STREET / PECHELL STREET Open map	12	1	3	3	0
GRANT STREET / BAKERS LANE Open map	11	1	2	2	0
BROADFORD-FLOWERDALE ROAD / MURCHISON SPUR ROAD Open map	10	1	1	0	1
MYERS CREEK ROAD / HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD 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: Murrindindi recorded 36 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 6 fatalities and 16 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 5.7% of total weighted harm. There are 4 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 Murrindindi 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	438	7	10	2
Turning / crossing conflict	159	6	10	0
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	153	6	8	1
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	33	3	4	1
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	3	0	3	0
Other / mixed mechanism	2	0	1	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / GORDONS BRIDGE ROAD Open map	213	3	3	0
BUXTON-MARYSVILLE ROAD / MT MARGARET ROAD Open map	110	2	1	0
MELBA HIGHWAY / MURRINDINDI ROAD Open map	102	1	2	0
GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / ABES LANE Open map	100	1	1	1
Unknown location Open map	100	1	1	0
MELBA HIGHWAY / NASHS ROAD Open map	20	2	1	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Moto
GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / ABES LANE Open map	100	1	1	1
HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / JOHANSSEN ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1
WHITTLESEA-YEA ROAD / SILVER CREEK ROAD Open map	10	1	1	1
WHITTLESEA-YEA ROAD / YEA SPUR ROAD 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.

Murrindindi 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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Murrindindi 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.

Murrindindi Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / ABES LANE	4 crashes; 4 fatal; 8 serious; harm 482	Street View	Google Maps
MARYSVILLE-WOODS POINT ROAD / TOMMYS BEND ROAD	24 crashes; 3 fatal; 12 serious; harm 430	Street View	Google Maps
BROADFORD-FLOWERDALE ROAD / MURCHISON SPUR ROAD	46 crashes; 1 fatal; 27 serious; harm 400	Street View	Google Maps
MARYSVILLE-WOODS POINT ROAD / WATER RACE TRACK	9 crashes; 2 fatal; 3 serious; harm 236	Street View	Google Maps
HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / GORDONS BRIDGE ROAD	6 crashes; 2 fatal; 3 serious; harm 234	Street View	Google Maps
BROADFORD-FLOWERDALE ROAD / UPPER KING PARROT CREEK ROAD	6 crashes; 2 fatal; 3 serious; harm 232	Street View	Google Maps
MURRINDINDI ROAD / CREEDS ROAD	3 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 201	Street View	Google Maps
MELBA HIGHWAY / CASTELLA ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 8 serious; harm 180	Street View	Google Maps
EILDON-JAMIESON ROAD / EILDON-WARBURTON ROAD	12 crashes; 1 fatal; 6 serious; harm 167	Street View	Google Maps
HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / JOHANSSEN ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 6 serious; harm 161	Street View	Google Maps
HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / MELBA HIGHWAY	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 151	Street View	Google Maps
MAROONDAH HIGHWAY / LUNDYS LANE	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 151	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	Bike	Moto
1	GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / ABES LANE	4	4	8	2	482	1	0	1
2	MARYSVILLE-WOODS POINT ROAD / TOMMYS BEND ROAD	24	3	12	10	430	0	0	20
3	BROADFORD-FLOWERDALE ROAD / MURCHISON SPUR ROAD	46	1	27	30	400	0	1	33
4	MARYSVILLE-WOODS POINT ROAD / WATER RACE TRACK	9	2	3	6	236	0	1	7
5	HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / GORDONS BRIDGE ROAD	6	2	3	4	234	3	0	3
6	BROADFORD-FLOWERDALE ROAD / UPPER KING PARROT CREEK ROAD	6	2	3	2	232	0	0	4
7	MURRINDINDI ROAD / CREEDS ROAD	3	2	0	1	201	0	0	0
8	MELBA HIGHWAY / CASTELLA ROAD	6	1	8	0	180	0	0	0
9	EILDON-JAMIESON ROAD / EILDON-WARBURTON ROAD	12	1	6	7	167	0	0	9
10	HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / JOHANSSEN ROAD	6	1	6	1	161	1	0	4
11	HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / MELBA HIGHWAY	6	1	5	1	151	0	0	1
12	MAROONDAH HIGHWAY / LUNDYS LANE	4	1	5	1	151	1	0	0
13	MYERS CREEK ROAD / PHILLIPS ROAD	5	1	4	3	143	0	0	4
14	GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / BETT ROAD	4	1	4	1	141	1	0	0
15	HEALESVILLE-KINGLAKE ROAD / OLD MT SLIDE ROAD	11	1	3	9	139	1	0	6
16	WHITTLESEA-YEA ROAD / SILVER CREEK ROAD	9	1	3	6	136	1	0	1
17	GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / RIDDS ROAD	3	1	3	3	133	0	0	0
18	WHITTLESEA-YEA ROAD / ROAD 22	6	1	3	2	132	0	0	3
19	MAROONDAH HIGHWAY / MAROONDAH LINK HIGHWAY	2	1	3	2	132	0	0	1
20	MELBA HIGHWAY / MURRINDINDI ROAD	7	1	2	6	126	2	0	0
21	BACK EILDON ROAD / NICHOLAS LANE	3	1	2	3	123	0	0	0
22	GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / KILLINGWORTH ROAD	5	1	2	2	122	0	0	0
23	GOULBURN VALLEY HIGHWAY / CHRISTIES ROAD	2	1	2	1	121	0	0	0
24	MELBA HIGHWAY / BURNS ROAD	2	1	2	1	121	0	0	0
25	MAROONDAH HIGHWAY / KANUMBRA-GOBUR ROAD	9	1	1	9	119	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.

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

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Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records