Annual severity trend
Crash records by year, stacked by fatal, serious injury and other injury severity.
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Council
West Wimmera Road Harm Intelligence Report
Fatal and injury crash patterns, vulnerable road-user harm, heavy-vehicle involvement, SCATS exposure matching and TIRTL freight-conflict matching.
14 fatalities
108 serious injuries
23 VRU crash records
23 heavy-vehicle crash records
154
Crash records
14
Fatalities
108
Serious injuries
98
Other injuries
2,578
Weighted harm score
26.6
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 West Wimmera by crash mechanism, road environment, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.
2,578
Weighted harm score
122
Fatal + serious injuries
0.4%
VRU share of harm
22.9%
Heavy-vehicle share of harm
94.8%
High-speed road harm share
6.2%
Intersection harm share
Plain-English diagnosis: West Wimmera recorded 154 injury crash records, 14 fatalities and 108 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 22.9% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 94.8% of weighted harm. Dark, dawn or dusk conditions account for 40.3% of weighted harm.
Top harm mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning / crossing conflict | 76 | 65 | 1,500 | 58.2% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 45 | 23 | 448 | 17.4% |
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 6 | 12 | 213 | 8.3% |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | 8 | 6 | 154 | 6.0% |
| Rear-end / same-lane conflict | 2 | 5 | 142 | 5.5% |
| Other / mixed mechanism | 14 | 9 | 100 | 3.9% |
| Pedestrian conflict | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.4% |
| Object / roadside impact | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.4% |
Top fatal/serious mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning / crossing conflict | 53 | 65 | 1,470 | 58.8% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 21 | 23 | 416 | 16.6% |
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 5 | 12 | 212 | 8.5% |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | 5 | 6 | 150 | 6.0% |
| Rear-end / same-lane conflict | 2 | 5 | 142 | 5.7% |
| Other / mixed mechanism | 6 | 9 | 91 | 3.6% |
| Object / roadside impact | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.4% |
| Pedestrian conflict | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.4% |
Vulnerable road-user mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian conflict | 1 | 1 | 10 | 100.0% |
Heavy-vehicle mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning / crossing conflict | 13 | 10 | 286 | 48.4% |
| Rear-end / same-lane conflict | 2 | 5 | 142 | 24.0% |
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 3 | 4 | 131 | 22.2% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 4 | 3 | 31 | 5.2% |
| Other / mixed mechanism | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
Speed-zone harm profile
| Speed category | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed roads (80+ km/h) | 129 | 111 | 2,444 | 94.8% |
| Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h) | 8 | 5 | 61 | 2.4% |
| Unknown speed zone | 7 | 4 | 43 | 1.7% |
| Local streets (50 km/h) | 7 | 2 | 27 | 1.0% |
| Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1% |
Road-geometry harm profile
| Road geometry | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midblock / not at intersection | 134 | 108 | 2,419 | 93.8% |
| Intersection | 20 | 14 | 159 | 6.2% |
Lighting harm profile
| Lighting | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 105 | 75 | 1,540 | 59.7% |
| Dark / street lights | 32 | 30 | 768 | 29.8% |
| Dawn / dusk | 17 | 17 | 270 | 10.5% |
Top detailed crash descriptions
| Detailed crash description | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIGHT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 29 | 28 | 648 | 25.1% |
| OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 17 | 16 | 439 | 17.0% |
| OFF CARRIAGEWAY ON RIGHT BEND | 14 | 12 | 308 | 11.9% |
| HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING) | 6 | 12 | 213 | 8.3% |
| LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 21 | 9 | 205 | 8.0% |
| OUT OF CONTROL ON CARRIAGEWAY (ON STRAIGHT) | 15 | 7 | 168 | 6.5% |
| OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 6 | 5 | 142 | 5.5% |
| REAR END(VEHICLES IN SAME LANE) | 2 | 5 | 142 | 5.5% |
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: West Wimmera has localised worsening signals even if the whole-council signal is below the statewide top threshold.
Top local worsening locations
No worsening records met the filter for this table.
Worsening mechanism families
| Mechanism | Class | Baseline harm/yr | Recent harm/yr | Change/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | Strong worsening | 23.5 | 63.7 | 40.2 |
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: West Wimmera recorded 1 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 0 fatalities and 1 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 0.6% of all recorded injury crashes and 0.4% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 1 records.
VRU type breakdown
| VRU type | Harm | FSI | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Older pedestrian | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Bicyclist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motorcyclist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| School-age pedestrian/cyclist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VRU mechanism families
| Mechanism | Harm | FSI | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turning / crossing conflict | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Top local VRU locations
| Location | Harm | FSI | Crashes | Ped | Bike | Moto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMERCIAL STREET Open map | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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: West Wimmera recorded 23 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 4 fatalities and 18 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 22.9% of total weighted harm. No TIRTL-matched freight-corridor harm was available for this council in the current matching layer.
TIRTL freight-conflict sites
No records available for this table.
HV mechanism families
| Mechanism | Harm | FSI | HV crashes | HV+VRU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning / crossing conflict | 286 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Rear-end / same-lane conflict | 142 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 131 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Other / mixed mechanism | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top heavy-vehicle crash locations
| Location | Harm | FSI | HV crashes | HV+VRU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN HIGHWAY / SERVICETON NORTH-TELOPEA DOWNS ROAD Open map | 121 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| WESTERN HIGHWAY / MORGANS ROAD Open map | 110 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| EDENHOPE-PENOLA ROAD / MUNDARRA ESTATE ROAD Open map | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHILL-HARROW ROAD / CRICKS ROAD Open map | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHILL-HARROW ROAD / NATIMUK-FRANCES ROAD Open map | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| WESTERN HIGHWAY / N GOODWINS ROAD Open map | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Freight / vulnerable-road-user overlap locations
No records available for this table.
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.
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.
West Wimmera 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.
West Wimmera 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.
Harm composition
Fatalities, serious injuries and other injuries in the official crash data.
Road-user involvement
Pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle and heavy-vehicle crash involvement.
Top crash locations by harm
Highest weighted-harm locations in this council area.
Statewide priority comparison
Combined priority score and statewide rank compared with other councils.
Graph caveat: these are public-interest road-harm intelligence charts, not an engineering safety audit.
West Wimmera Street View quick links
Click a link to inspect the road environment in a new browser tab.
Top crash locations — Street View
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 | WESTERN HIGHWAY / SERVICETON NORTH-TELOPEA DOWNS ROAD | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | HARROW-CLEAR LAKE ROAD / HARROW-KANAGULK ROAD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | WESTERN HIGHWAY / COVE EXT ROAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | WESTERN HIGHWAY / MORGANS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CASTERTON-APSLEY ROAD / EDENHOPE-PENOLA ROAD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | APSLEY-NATIMUK ROAD / PATYAH-BRINGALBERT NORTH ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | BROUGHTON ROAD / G CARTERS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | EDENHOPE-PENOLA ROAD / MUNDARRA ESTATE ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | KADNOOK-CONNEWIRRICOO ROAD / QUINNS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | KANIVA-EDENHOPE ROAD / COOPERS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | NATIMUK-FRANCES ROAD / SONEGOS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | NHILL-HARROW ROAD / CRICKS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SOUTH LILLIMUR ROAD / D HAWKER ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / J MOORES ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / NHILL-HARROW ROAD | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / KANIVA-EDENHOPE ROAD | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | NHILL-HARROW ROAD / NATIMUK-FRANCES ROAD | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | CASTERTON-NARACOORTE ROAD / ROPERS ROAD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / EDENHOPE-PENOLA ROAD | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | COLERAINE-EDENHOPE ROAD / JOHNSONS ROAD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | COMMERCIAL STREET / BAKER STREET | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | WESTERN HIGHWAY / N GOODWINS ROAD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | SERVICETON NORTH ROAD / WESTERN HIGHWAY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | WESTERN HIGHWAY / HICKS ROAD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | CASTERTON-EDENHOPE ROAD / MAIN TRACK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 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.
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
1
Pedestrian crash records
0
Bicycle crash records
22
Motorcycle crash records
23
Heavy-vehicle crash records