WE Council

Wellington Road Harm Intelligence Report

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

61 fatalities 770 serious injuries 680 VRU crash records 80 heavy-vehicle crash records

1,841

Crash records

Fatalities

770

Serious injuries

1,610

Other injuries

15,410

Weighted harm score

59.9

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

15,410

Weighted harm score

831

Fatal + serious injuries

10.1%

VRU share of harm

9.1%

Heavy-vehicle share of harm

76.3%

High-speed road harm share

24.6%

Intersection harm share

Plain-English diagnosis: Wellington recorded 1,841 injury crash records, 61 fatalities and 770 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 9.1% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 76.3% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 28.2% of weighted harm.

Top harm mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	635	317	6,054	39.3%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	485	181	2,983	19.4%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	107	99	2,159	14.0%
Other / mixed mechanism	304	119	1,800	11.7%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	120	52	1,248	8.1%
Pedestrian conflict	52	21	608	3.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	81	21	311	2.0%
Object / roadside impact	57	21	247	1.6%

Top fatal/serious mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Turning / crossing conflict	259	317	5,525	39.5%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	167	181	2,632	18.8%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	63	99	2,096	15.0%
Other / mixed mechanism	106	119	1,575	11.3%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	49	52	1,157	8.3%
Pedestrian conflict	20	21	573	4.1%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	17	21	217	1.6%
Object / roadside impact	21	21	211	1.5%

Vulnerable road-user mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Pedestrian conflict	50	20	597	38.4%
Other / mixed mechanism	62	26	578	37.1%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	5	3	122	7.8%
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	4	1	103	6.6%
Turning / crossing conflict	24	8	98	6.3%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	5	4	42	2.7%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	5	1	15	1.0%
Object / roadside impact	1	0	1	0.1%

Heavy-vehicle mechanism families

Mechanism family	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	18	15	524	37.5%
Turning / crossing conflict	32	15	443	31.7%
Other / mixed mechanism	11	10	285	20.4%
Pedestrian conflict	1	1	100	7.2%
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	8	2	26	1.9%
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	7	1	17	1.2%
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	0	2	0.1%
Object / roadside impact	1	0	1	0.1%

Speed-zone harm profile

Speed category	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
High-speed roads (80+ km/h)	1,050	612	11,757	76.3%
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	305	87	1,467	9.5%
Unknown speed zone	292	85	1,346	8.7%
Local streets (50 km/h)	153	39	716	4.6%
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	40	8	123	0.8%
75 km/h roads	1	0	1	0.0%

Road-geometry harm profile

Road geometry	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Midblock / not at intersection	1,293	627	11,603	75.3%
Intersection	545	203	3,795	24.6%
Unknown geometry	3	1	12	0.1%

Lighting harm profile

Lighting	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
Daylight	1,326	575	10,965	71.2%
Dark / street lights	344	194	3,655	23.7%
Dawn / dusk	136	56	696	4.5%
Other lighting	35	6	94	0.6%

Top detailed crash descriptions

Detailed crash description	Crashes	FSI	Harm	Share
HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING)	73	80	1,845	12.0%
OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	121	76	1,743	11.3%
LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	147	76	1,491	9.7%
CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	131	47	1,178	7.6%
OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	81	46	1,144	7.4%
RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE	99	62	955	6.2%
RIGHT NEAR (INTERSECTIONS ONLY)	67	38	647	4.2%
OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT)	157	47	587	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: Wellington 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
HYLAND HIGHWAY / GRAND RIDGE ROAD	Strong worsening	3.8	31.6	27.8	3
TAMBORITHA ROAD / MT MARGARET TRACK	Strong worsening	5.1	31.3	26.2	3
PRINCES HIGHWAY / BENGWORDEN ROAD	Strong worsening	13.1	31.6	18.5	2
COBAINS ROAD / GIBSONS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.5	12.5	11.0	4
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WRIGHTS LANE	Moderate worsening	15.8	27.2	11.4	1
MAFFRA-BRIAGOLONG ROAD / FOSTERS ROAD	Strong worsening	3.0	8.4	5.4	3
MAFFRA-ROSEDALE ROAD / RIVERVIEW ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	5.7	5.6	2
AIRLY ROAD / AIRLY ESTATE ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Strong worsening	77.5	125.8	48.3
Other / mixed mechanism	Moderate worsening	163.6	170.7	7.2
Object / roadside impact	Moderate worsening	16.0	18.0	2.0

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: Wellington recorded 156 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 9 fatalities and 54 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 8.5% of all recorded injury crashes and 10.1% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is bicyclists. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 37 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 21 records.

Open full Wellington VRU atlas page Statewide VRU atlas

VRU type breakdown

VRU type	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Pedestrian	1,085	40	75
Bicyclist	491	25	83
Older pedestrian	433	15	21
School-age pedestrian/cyclist	94	6	37
Motorcyclist	0	0	0

VRU mechanism families

Mechanism	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Other / mixed mechanism	872	35	90
Turning / crossing conflict	391	18	45
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	122	3	5
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	103	1	4
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	42	4	5
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	25	2	6

Top local VRU locations

Location	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Ped	Bike
FOSTER STREET / RAYMOND STREET Open map	111	2	3	3	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY EAST / SALE-COWWARR ROAD Open map	103	1	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WRIGHTS LANE Open map	102	1	1	1	0
BASSETTS LANE / RIVER ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
NORDENS LANE / BEET ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0	1
RAYMOND STREET / STAWELL STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
RICES LANE / THREE CHAIN ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
STRATFORD-BENGWORDEN ROAD / SLAVINS LANE Open map	100	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: Wellington recorded 80 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 10 fatalities and 34 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 9.1% 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 Wellington 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	543	16	33	2
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	524	15	18	0
Other / mixed mechanism	285	10	11	1
Run-off-road / loss-of-control	26	2	8	0
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	17	1	7	0
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	2	0	2	0

Top heavy-vehicle crash locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WRIGHTS LANE Open map	124	3	2	0
ROSEDALE-LONGFORD ROAD / KELLYS ROAD Open map	101	1	1	0
FOSTER STREET / RAYMOND STREET Open map	100	1	1	1
HYLAND HIGHWAY / CARRAJUNG LOWER ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0
NAMBROK ROAD / SALE-TOONGABBIE ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0
PRINCES HIGHWAY / AIRLY ROAD Open map	100	1	1	0

Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations

Location	Harm	FSI	HV crashes	Ped	Moto
FOSTER STREET / RAYMOND STREET Open map	100	1	1	1	0
RICES LANE / THREE CHAIN ROAD Open map	100	1	1	1	0
HYLAND HIGHWAY / HARVEYS ROAD Open map	10	1	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.

Wellington 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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Wellington 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.

Wellington Street View quick links

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Top crash locations — Street View

Location	Summary	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / CRICKET STREET	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 6 serious; harm 261	Street View	Google Maps
BRIAGOLONG ROAD / GARRETTS LANE	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 3 serious; harm 230	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / WRIGHTS LANE	5 crashes; 2 fatal; 2 serious; harm 230	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / BENGWORDEN ROAD	18 crashes; 1 fatal; 10 serious; harm 226	Street View	Google Maps
BOISDALE-NEWRY ROAD / THREE CHAIN ROAD	2 crashes; 2 fatal; 1 serious; harm 214	Street View	Google Maps
STRATFORD-MAFFRA ROAD / BEET ROAD	3 crashes; 2 fatal; 1 serious; harm 211	Street View	Google Maps
TRARALGON-MAFFRA ROAD / RIVER STREET	3 crashes; 2 fatal; 0 serious; harm 201	Street View	Google Maps
HYLAND HIGHWAY / GRAND RIDGE ROAD	9 crashes; 1 fatal; 6 serious; harm 171	Street View	Google Maps
TAMBORITHA ROAD / MT MARGARET TRACK	5 crashes; 1 fatal; 6 serious; harm 162	Street View	Google Maps
PRINCES HIGHWAY / AIRLY ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 152	Street View	Google Maps
LONGFORD-LOCH SPORT ROAD / SIGNBOARD LANE	4 crashes; 1 fatal; 5 serious; harm 152	Street View	Google Maps
HYLAND HIGHWAY / OAKES ROAD	6 crashes; 1 fatal; 3 serious; harm 136	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	Moto
1	PRINCES HIGHWAY / CRICKET STREET	2	2	6	1	261	0	0	0
2	BRIAGOLONG ROAD / GARRETTS LANE	2	2	3	0	230	0	0	0
3	PRINCES HIGHWAY / WRIGHTS LANE	5	2	2	10	230	2	1	0
4	PRINCES HIGHWAY / BENGWORDEN ROAD	18	1	10	26	226	2	0	2
5	BOISDALE-NEWRY ROAD / THREE CHAIN ROAD	2	2	1	4	214	0	0	0
6	STRATFORD-MAFFRA ROAD / BEET ROAD	3	2	1	1	211	0	0	0
7	TRARALGON-MAFFRA ROAD / RIVER STREET	3	2	0	1	201	0	0	1
8	HYLAND HIGHWAY / GRAND RIDGE ROAD	9	1	6	11	171	0	0	2
9	TAMBORITHA ROAD / MT MARGARET TRACK	5	1	6	2	162	0	0	2
10	PRINCES HIGHWAY / AIRLY ROAD	6	1	5	2	152	1	0	2
11	LONGFORD-LOCH SPORT ROAD / SIGNBOARD LANE	4	1	5	2	152	0	0	0
12	HYLAND HIGHWAY / OAKES ROAD	6	1	3	6	136	0	0	0
13	PRINCES HIGHWAY / LATHAMS ROAD	4	1	3	3	133	1	0	0
14	SEASPRAY ROAD / NICHOLLS ROAD	4	1	3	1	131	0	0	0
15	FOSTER STREET / RAYMOND STREET	11	1	2	11	131	1	3	0
16	LONGFORD-LOCH SPORT ROAD / VALE ROAD	5	1	2	7	127	0	0	0
17	PRINCES HIGHWAY / WILLIAMS DRIVE	7	1	2	6	126	1	0	1
18	DENISON ROAD / SALE-TOONGABBIE ROAD	5	1	2	5	125	0	0	0
19	RIVERSDALE ROAD / REEDYS ROAD	3	1	2	4	124	0	0	0
20	ROSEDALE-FLYNNS CREEK ROAD / STAMMERS LANE	1	1	2	0	120	0	0	0
21	ROSEDALE-LONGFORD ROAD / CROOKES TRACK	4	1	1	3	113	0	0	0
22	TURNBULL STREET / BANK STREET	3	1	1	3	113	1	0	0
23	HYLAND HIGHWAY / CASSINIA LANE	3	1	1	2	112	0	0	0
24	DARGO HIGH PLAINS ROAD / CLARKS CAMP ROAD	2	1	1	2	112	0	0	2
25	SOUTH GIPPSLAND HIGHWAY / BOUNDARY CREEK ROAD	2	1	1	2	112	1	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

522

Motorcycle crash records

Heavy-vehicle crash records