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Warrnambool Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

16 fatalities 310 serious injuries 241 VRU crash records 31 heavy-vehicle crash records

795

Crash records

Fatalities

310

Serious injuries

740

Other injuries

5,440

Weighted harm score

37.3

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

5,440

Weighted harm score

326

Fatal + serious injuries

30.8%

VRU share of harm

9.2%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

22.2%

High-speed road harm share

58.3%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Warrnambool recorded 795 injury crash records, 16 fatalities and 310 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 9.2% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 34.7% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	385	162	2,549	46.9%
Other / mixed mechanism	139	53	1,270	23.3%
Pedestrian conflict	54	31	516	9.5%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	66	33	370	6.8%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	88	24	353	6.5%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	43	15	279	5.1%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	19	8	102	1.9%
Object / roadside impact	1	0	1	0.0%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	139	162	2,215	46.4%
Other / mixed mechanism	51	53	1,169	24.5%
Pedestrian conflict	29	31	490	10.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	29	33	331	6.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	20	24	244	5.1%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	12	15	242	5.1%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	7	8	83	1.7%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	57	31	613	36.6%
Pedestrian conflict	54	31	516	30.8%
Other / mixed mechanism	63	20	516	30.8%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	6	1	15	0.9%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	5	1	14	0.8%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	1	0	1	0.1%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	18	15	430	86.2%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	6	2	25	5.0%
Other / mixed mechanism	3	2	21	4.2%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	2	1	12	2.4%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	2	1	11	2.2%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	416	160	2,563	47.1%
Local streets (50 km/h)	235	80	1,279	23.5%
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	76	52	1,206	22.2%
Unknown speed zone	25	19	205	3.8%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	43	15	187	3.4%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Intersection	480	188	3,173	58.3%
Midblock / not at intersection	311	135	2,143	39.4%
Other geometry	4	3	124	2.3%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	564	227	3,532	64.9%
Dark / street lights	169	77	1,545	28.4%
Dawn / dusk	52	21	343	6.3%
Other lighting	10	1	20	0.4%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	189	84	1,285	23.6%
RIGHT THROUGH	54	23	391	7.2%
REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE)	87	24	352	6.5%
OFF END OF ROAD/T-INTERSECTION.	14	12	305	5.6%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	27	16	266	4.9%
RIGHT NEAR (INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	34	10	231	4.2%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	35	21	230	4.2%
FAR SIDE. PED HIT BY VEHICLE FROM THE LEFT	11	9	184	3.4%

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: Warrnambool 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
RAGLAN PARADE / HIDER STREET	Strong worsening	10.3	30.0	19.8	2
PRINCES HIGHWAY -RAGLAN PARADE / MAHONEYS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	11.5	11.5	4
JAPAN STREET / KOROIT STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	11.0	10.8	4
RAGLAN PARADE / MORRISS ROAD	Strong worsening	3.3	8.6	5.4	3
GIFFEN STREET / MACK STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	6.0	5.9	2
MORTLAKE ROAD / DONOVANS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.6	5.2	4.6	2
BANYAN STREET / TIMOR STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.0	5.5	4.5	2
RAGLAN PARADE / JAPAN STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.8	5.7	4.0	2

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	83.3	94.5	11.2

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: Warrnambool recorded 186 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 8 fatalities and 76 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 23.4% of all recorded injury crashes and 30.8% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 31 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 24 records.

Open full Warrnambool VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Bicyclist	1,041	43	107
Pedestrian	644	42	80
Older pedestrian	280	18	24
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	204	9	31
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	759	34	88
Turning / crossing conflict	755	44	81
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	146	5	11
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	14	1	5
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	1	0	1

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
ABERLINE ROAD / WIGGS LANE Open map	120	3	3	0	3
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ZIEGLER PARADE Open map	111	2	1	0	1
RAGLAN PARADE / HIDER STREET Open map	103	1	4	3	1
BANYAN STREET / PRINCESS STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
DOOLEY STREET / ST JAMES CRESCENT Open map	100	1	1	0	1
HODDLE STREET / MORRISS ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ILLOWA ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
TOORAM ROAD / MARIA STREET Open map	100	1	1	0	1

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: Warrnambool recorded 31 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 3 fatalities and 18 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 9.2% 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 Warrnambool 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	430	15	18	3
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	25	2	6	1
Other / mixed mechanism	21	2	3	0
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	12	1	2	0
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	11	1	2	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
RAGLAN PARADE / ROONEYS ROAD Open map	112	2	2	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ZIEGLER PARADE Open map	111	2	1	1
ABERLINE ROAD / WIGGS LANE Open map	100	1	1	1
RAGLAN PARADE / HIDER STREET Open map	32	3	4	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / THE ESPLANADE Open map	20	2	1	0
CONNS LANE / TOWER HILL ROAD Open map	11	1	1	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Bike	Moto
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ZIEGLER PARADE Open map	111	2	1	1	0
ABERLINE ROAD / WIGGS LANE Open map	100	1	1	1	0
BANYAN STREET / RAGLAN PARADE Open map	10	1	1	1	0
KINNEAR ROAD / HOPKINS PNT ROAD Open map	1	0	1	0	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.

Warrnambool 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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Warrnambool 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.

Warrnambool Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
RAGLAN PARADE / HIDER STREET	26 crashes; 1 fatal; 11 serious; harm 235	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ILLOWA ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 152	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / JUBILEE PARK ROAD	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 131	Street View	Google Maps
BANYAN STREET / PRINCESS STREET	10 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 131	Street View	Google Maps
RAGLAN PARADE / ROONEYS ROAD	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 123	Street View	Google Maps
ABERLINE ROAD / WIGGS LANE	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 2 serious; harm 121	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / ZIEGLER PARADE	2 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 112	Street View	Google Maps
MORTLAKE ROAD / WOLLASTON ROAD	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 1 serious; harm 111	Street View	Google Maps
BROWN STREET / ZIEGLER PARADE	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 100	Street View	Google Maps
DALTONS ROAD / HOPETOUN ROAD	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 100	Street View	Google Maps
DOOLEY STREET / ST JAMES CRESCENT	1 crashes; 1 fatal; 0 serious; harm 100	Street View	Google Maps
HODDLE STREET / MORRISS 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	RAGLAN PARADE / HIDER STREET	26	1	11	25	235	4	3	1	2
2	PRINCES HIGHWAY / ILLOWA ROAD	5	1	5	2	152	0	0	1	0
3	PRINCES HIGHWAY / JUBILEE PARK ROAD	5	1	3	1	131	0	0	0	0
4	BANYAN STREET / PRINCESS STREET	10	1	2	11	131	0	1	0	0
5	RAGLAN PARADE / ROONEYS ROAD	4	1	2	3	123	2	0	1	0
6	ABERLINE ROAD / WIGGS LANE	4	1	2	1	121	1	0	3	0
7	PRINCES HIGHWAY / ZIEGLER PARADE	2	1	1	2	112	1	0	1	0
8	MORTLAKE ROAD / WOLLASTON ROAD	1	1	1	1	111	0	0	0	0
9	BROWN STREET / ZIEGLER PARADE	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
10	DALTONS ROAD / HOPETOUN ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	1
11	DOOLEY STREET / ST JAMES CRESCENT	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	1	0
12	HODDLE STREET / MORRISS ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	1	0
13	HOPKINS HIGHWAY / VALLEYVIEW ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	1
14	HOPKINS PNT ROAD / HOPKINS PNT ROAD	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
15	MAHONEYS ROAD / DUNVEGAN COURT	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	0	0
16	TOORAM ROAD / MARIA STREET	1	1	0	0	100	0	0	1	0
17	RAGLAN PARADE / FITZROY ROAD	15	0	7	16	86	0	0	1	1
18	PRINCES HIGHWAY / STAFFORDS ROAD	5	0	8	2	82	1	0	0	0
19	RAGLAN PARADE / LIEBIG STREET	18	0	5	21	71	2	2	0	1
20	RAGLAN PARADE / MORRISS ROAD	11	0	5	11	61	1	0	0	0
21	RAGLAN PARADE / FOSTER STREET	9	0	5	10	60	0	0	2	0
22	RAGLAN PARADE / HENNA STREET	7	0	5	3	53	0	0	0	1
23	BUCKLEYS ROAD / HUGH ALT ROAD	1	0	5	0	50	0	0	0	0
24	RAGLAN PARADE / BANYAN STREET	17	0	3	20	50	2	1	1	0
25	RAGLAN PARADE / GATEWAY ROAD	9	0	4	9	49	1	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

107

Bicycle crash records

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records