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Surf Coast Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

33 fatalities 791 serious injuries 510 VRU crash records 45 heavy-vehicle crash records

1,289

Crash records

Fatalities

791

Serious injuries

975

Other injuries

12,185

Weighted harm score

52.3

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

12,185

Weighted harm score

824

Fatal + serious injuries

8.5%

VRU share of harm

8.8%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

69.4%

High-speed road harm share

28.1%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Surf Coast recorded 1,289 injury crash records, 33 fatalities and 791 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 8.8% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 69.4% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 27.1% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	435	338	4,525	37.1%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	97	105	2,244	18.4%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	308	151	2,154	17.7%
Other / mixed mechanism	216	110	1,426	11.7%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	83	42	836	6.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	100	53	724	5.9%
Object / roadside impact	27	13	144	1.2%
Pedestrian conflict	23	12	132	1.1%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	249	338	4,286	37.5%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	67	105	2,197	19.2%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	137	151	1,970	17.2%
Other / mixed mechanism	98	110	1,293	11.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	35	42	787	6.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	40	53	638	5.6%
Object / roadside impact	13	13	130	1.1%
Pedestrian conflict	11	12	120	1.1%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Other / mixed mechanism	58	26	390	37.5%
Turning / crossing conflict	44	15	182	17.5%
Pedestrian conflict	23	12	132	12.7%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	3	2	111	10.7%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	20	9	101	9.7%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	5	5	52	5.0%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	13	3	40	3.8%
Object / roadside impact	4	3	31	3.0%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	18	21	398	37.2%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	8	12	392	36.6%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	8	4	134	12.5%
Other / mixed mechanism	4	1	104	9.7%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	6	3	33	3.1%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	1	1	10	0.9%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	665	543	8,461	69.4%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	212	122	1,647	13.5%
Local streets (50 km/h)	211	85	1,010	8.3%
Unknown speed zone	176	66	965	7.9%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	25	8	102	0.8%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	869	533	8,725	71.6%
Intersection	414	288	3,427	28.1%
Unknown geometry	3	2	21	0.2%
Other geometry	3	1	12	0.1%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	1,004	637	8,787	72.1%
Dark / street lights	201	143	2,719	22.3%
Dawn / dusk	62	36	584	4.8%
Other lighting	22	8	95	0.8%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	79	82	1,919	15.7%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	104	109	1,195	9.8%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	91	62	1,030	8.5%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	75	52	827	6.8%
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	75	58	705	5.8%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	45	32	703	5.8%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	98	49	683	5.6%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	112	42	585	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: Surf Coast's recent annualised harm rate is 998.1 versus a baseline annualised rate of 831.0, a change of 167.1 harm-score points per year.

Open full Surf Coast emerging-hotspots page Statewide emerging-hotspots index

Top local worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
DEANS MARSH-LORNE ROAD / CARRONG TRACK	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	34.5	34.5	4
PRINCES HIGHWAY / DEVON ROAD	Strong worsening	15.0	44.9	29.9	8
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / ELLIMATTA ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	31.9	31.9	3
CAPE OTWAY ROAD / RESERVOIR ROAD	Strong worsening	2.9	21.7	18.8	8
GHAZEEPORE ROAD / DICKINS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	19.3	19.2	7
COOMBES ROAD / MESSMATE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	16.2	16.2	6
PRINCES HIGHWAY WEST / PRINCES HIGHWAY	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	16.4	15.1	6
MT DUNEED ROAD / BOGANS LANE	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	13.3	12.1	5

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Turning / crossing conflict	Major worsening	314.7	397.4	82.6
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Major worsening	161.6	230.8	69.2
Other / mixed mechanism	Strong worsening	83.4	131.3	47.9
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Watch	65.0	57.4	-7.6
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Watch	55.9	47.5	-8.4

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: Surf Coast recorded 170 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 2 fatalities and 73 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 13.2% of all recorded injury crashes and 8.5% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 35 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 11 records.

Open full Surf Coast VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Bicyclist	675	50	124
Pedestrian	364	25	46
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	264	15	35
Older pedestrian	56	5	11
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	444	31	66
Turning / crossing conflict	249	21	57
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	111	2	3
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	101	9	20
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	52	5	5
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	51	4	15

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
ATKINS ROAD / BUCKLEY S ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / MCDONALDS LANE Open map	100	1	1	1	0
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / GOLF LINKS ROAD Open map	32	3	5	0	5
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / NOBLE STREET Open map	24	2	4	1	3
HORSESHOE BEND ROAD / SOUTH BEACH ROAD Open map	23	2	5	0	5
MOUNTJOY PARADE / OTWAY STREET Open map	22	2	4	4	0
FISCHER STREET / CENTRESIDE DRIVE Open map	21	2	3	0	3
HORSESHOE BEND ROAD / QUAY BOULEVARD Open map	21	2	3	0	3

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: Surf Coast recorded 45 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 7 fatalities and 35 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 8.8% 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 Surf Coast 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	398	21	18	2
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	392	12	8	1
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	134	4	8	1
Other / mixed mechanism	104	1	4	0
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	33	3	6	0
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	10	1	1	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
DEANS MARSH-LORNE ROAD / CARRONG TRACK Open map	130	4	1	0
ANGLESEA ROAD / MOORES ROAD Open map	121	3	1	0
CAPE OTWAY ROAD / WURDALE ROAD Open map	110	2	1	0
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / GOLF LINKS ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
HENDY MAIN ROAD / HEIDI ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / DEVON ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Moto
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / GOLF LINKS ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / DEVON ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / HENDY MAIN ROAD Open map	20	2	2	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.

Surf Coast 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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Surf Coast 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.

Surf Coast Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / GOLF LINKS ROAD	24 crashes; 3 fatal; 12 serious; harm 438	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / DEVON ROAD	6 crashes; 2 fatal; 10 serious; harm 303	Street View	Google Maps
CAPE OTWAY ROAD / ERVINS ROAD	3 crashes; 2 fatal; 4 serious; harm 240	Street View	Google Maps
MT DUNEED ROAD / WILLOWITE ROAD	4 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 203	Street View	Google Maps
GREAT OCEAN ROAD / JAROSITE ROAD	7 crashes; 1 fatal; 8 serious; harm 182	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / PRINCES HIGHWAY	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 8 serious; harm 181	Street View	Google Maps
CAPE OTWAY ROAD / DYSONS LANE	7 crashes; 1 fatal; 7 serious; harm 172	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / HENDY MAIN ROAD	8 crashes; 0 fatal; 16 serious; harm 165	Street View	Google Maps
WINCHELSEA-DEANS MARSH ROAD / INGLEBY ROAD	3 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 152	Street View	Google Maps
ANGLESEA ROAD / MOORES ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 146	Street View	Google Maps
MT DUNEED ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 145	Street View	Google Maps
ANGLESEA ROAD / GREAT OCEAN ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 4 serious; harm 141	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	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / GOLF LINKS ROAD	24	3	12	18	438	1	0	5	12
2	PRINCES HIGHWAY / DEVON ROAD	6	2	10	3	303	1	0	0	2
3	CAPE OTWAY ROAD / ERVINS ROAD	3	2	4	0	240	0	0	0	1
4	MT DUNEED ROAD / WILLOWITE ROAD	4	2	0	3	203	0	0	1	0
5	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / JAROSITE ROAD	7	1	8	2	182	0	0	1	1
6	PRINCES HIGHWAY / PRINCES HIGHWAY	5	1	8	1	181	0	0	0	0
7	CAPE OTWAY ROAD / DYSONS LANE	7	1	7	2	172	1	0	0	1
8	PRINCES HIGHWAY / HENDY MAIN ROAD	8	0	16	5	165	2	0	0	1
9	WINCHELSEA-DEANS MARSH ROAD / INGLEBY ROAD	3	1	5	2	152	0	0	0	0
10	ANGLESEA ROAD / MOORES ROAD	4	1	4	6	146	1	0	0	0
11	MT DUNEED ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD	2	1	2	25	145	0	0	0	0
12	ANGLESEA ROAD / GREAT OCEAN ROAD	4	1	4	1	141	0	0	0	1
13	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / HERSCHELL ROAD	26	0	12	16	136	0	0	4	7
14	WINCHELSEA-DEANS MARSH ROAD / DRAYTONS ROAD	6	1	3	4	134	2	0	0	2
15	DEANS MARSH-LORNE ROAD / CARRONG TRACK	4	1	3	4	134	1	0	0	2
16	CAPE OTWAY ROAD / WURDALE ROAD	2	1	3	2	132	1	0	0	0
17	CAPE OTWAY ROAD / RESERVOIR ROAD	8	0	12	9	129	0	0	0	0
18	PRINCES HIGHWAY / MCDONALDS LANE	5	1	2	2	122	3	1	0	0
19	GREAT OCEAN ROAD / ELLIMATTA ROAD	2	1	2	2	122	0	0	0	0
20	WINCHELSEA-DEANS MARSH ROAD / COALMINE ROAD	3	1	2	1	121	0	0	0	2
21	PRINCES HIGHWAY / CAPE OTWAY ROAD	13	0	11	8	118	3	0	0	0
22	WINCHELSEA-DEANS MARSH ROAD / CAPE OTWAY ROAD	10	0	10	15	115	2	0	0	0
23	PRINCES HIGHWAY / WALTONS ROAD	2	1	1	0	110	1	0	0	0
24	LOWER DUNEED ROAD / CHARLEMONT ROAD	9	0	10	9	109	0	0	0	0
25	ATKINS ROAD / BUCKLEY S ROAD	2	1	0	2	102	0	0	1	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

124

Bicycle crash records

340

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records