Annual severity trend
Crash records by year, stacked by fatal, serious injury and other injury severity.
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Council
Yarriambiack Road Harm Intelligence Report
Fatal and injury crash patterns, vulnerable road-user harm, heavy-vehicle involvement, SCATS exposure matching and TIRTL freight-conflict matching.
12 fatalities
98 serious injuries
33 VRU crash records
17 heavy-vehicle crash records
174
Crash records
12
Fatalities
98
Serious injuries
130
Other injuries
2,310
Weighted harm score
25.9
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 Yarriambiack by crash mechanism, road environment, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.
2,310
Weighted harm score
110
Fatal + serious injuries
1.3%
VRU share of harm
24.5%
Heavy-vehicle share of harm
92.0%
High-speed road harm share
28.6%
Intersection harm share
Plain-English diagnosis: Yarriambiack recorded 174 injury crash records, 12 fatalities and 98 serious injuries in the analysis period. The leading harm mechanism family is Turning / crossing conflict. Heavy-vehicle-involved crashes account for 24.5% of weighted harm, indicating a freight/conflict layer worth local review. High-speed roads account for 92.0% 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 | 75 | 45 | 882 | 38.2% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 58 | 36 | 571 | 24.7% |
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 5 | 11 | 563 | 24.4% |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | 9 | 4 | 135 | 5.8% |
| Other / mixed mechanism | 21 | 12 | 130 | 5.6% |
| Rear-end / same-lane conflict | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1.0% |
| Pedestrian conflict | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.3% |
| Object / roadside impact | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top fatal/serious mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning / crossing conflict | 38 | 45 | 827 | 37.5% |
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 4 | 11 | 562 | 25.5% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 32 | 36 | 543 | 24.6% |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | 4 | 4 | 130 | 5.9% |
| Other / mixed mechanism | 11 | 12 | 120 | 5.4% |
| Rear-end / same-lane conflict | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1.0% |
Vulnerable road-user mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / mixed mechanism | 5 | 2 | 23 | 74.2% |
| Pedestrian conflict | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19.4% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Turning / crossing conflict | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
Heavy-vehicle mechanism families
| Mechanism family | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 3 | 9 | 452 | 80.0% |
| Turning / crossing conflict | 7 | 4 | 47 | 8.3% |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 4 | 4 | 45 | 8.0% |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | 3 | 2 | 21 | 3.7% |
Speed-zone harm profile
| Speed category | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed roads (80+ km/h) | 127 | 96 | 2,125 | 92.0% |
| Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h) | 18 | 6 | 79 | 3.4% |
| Local streets (50 km/h) | 21 | 5 | 69 | 3.0% |
| Unknown speed zone | 7 | 3 | 36 | 1.6% |
| Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Road-geometry harm profile
| Road geometry | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midblock / not at intersection | 118 | 77 | 1,649 | 71.4% |
| Intersection | 56 | 33 | 661 | 28.6% |
Lighting harm profile
| Lighting | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 115 | 77 | 1,673 | 72.4% |
| Dark / street lights | 41 | 22 | 515 | 22.3% |
| Dawn / dusk | 16 | 10 | 111 | 4.8% |
| Other lighting | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.5% |
Top detailed crash descriptions
| Detailed crash description | Crashes | FSI | Harm | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAD ON (NOT OVERTAKING) | 4 | 8 | 353 | 15.3% |
| CROSS TRAFFIC(INTERSECTIONS ONLY) | 27 | 14 | 271 | 11.7% |
| OFF RIGHT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 10 | 8 | 262 | 11.3% |
| LEFT OFF CARRIAGEWAY INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 26 | 14 | 246 | 10.6% |
| HEAD ON(OVERTAKING) | 1 | 3 | 210 | 9.1% |
| RIGHT THROUGH | 6 | 7 | 166 | 7.2% |
| OFF CARRIAGEWAY TO LEFT | 12 | 7 | 165 | 7.1% |
| OFF LEFT BEND INTO OBJECT/PARKED VEHICLE | 4 | 2 | 112 | 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: Yarriambiack's recent annualised harm rate is 267.3 versus a baseline annualised rate of 123.7, a change of 143.7 harm-score points per year.
Top local worsening locations
| Location | Class | Baseline harm/yr | Recent harm/yr | Change/yr | Recent FSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORUNG HIGHWAY / BLUE RIBBON ROAD | Emerging from low baseline | 1.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 2 |
Worsening mechanism families
| Mechanism | Class | Baseline harm/yr | Recent harm/yr | Change/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | Major worsening | 14.4 | 70.8 | 56.4 |
| Turning / crossing conflict | Moderate worsening | 62.6 | 74.1 | 11.5 |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | Watch | 14.1 | 5.7 | -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: Yarriambiack recorded 11 vulnerable-road-user crash records, 0 fatalities and 2 serious injuries. VRU crashes account for 6.3% of all recorded injury crashes and 1.3% of weighted harm. The largest VRU count group is pedestrians. School-age pedestrian/cyclist flags appear in 1 records. Older-pedestrian flags appear in 1 records.
VRU type breakdown
| VRU type | Harm | FSI | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 28 | 2 | 8 |
| Older pedestrian | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Bicyclist | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| School-age pedestrian/cyclist | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Motorcyclist | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VRU mechanism families
| Mechanism | Harm | FSI | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other / mixed mechanism | 28 | 2 | 8 |
| Turning / crossing conflict | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top local VRU locations
| Location | Harm | FSI | Crashes | Ped | Bike | Moto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT STREET / WOOLCOCK STREET Open map | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| HENTY HIGHWAY / GREGORS ROAD Open map | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FRANKLIN STREET / MOLYNEAUX STREET Open map | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CLIFFORD STREET / BOWMAN STREET Open map | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CRAIG AVENUE / SYMES AVENUE Open map | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LAKE STREET / BREEN STREET Open map | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LYLE STREET / WARUNDA AVENUE Open map | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MCDONALD STREET / DEGENHARDT STREET Open map | 1 | 0 | 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: Yarriambiack recorded 17 heavy-vehicle-involved crash records, 4 fatalities and 15 serious injuries. Heavy-vehicle crashes account for 24.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-change / sideswipe conflict | 452 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Turning / crossing conflict | 47 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Run-off-road / loss-of-control | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Top heavy-vehicle crash locations
| Location | Harm | FSI | HV crashes | HV+VRU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATCHEWOLLOCK-SEA LAKE ROAD / MITCHELLS ROAD Open map | 210 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| WIMMERA HIGHWAY / DELAHUNTYS ROAD Open map | 210 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| STAWELL-WARRACKNABEAL ROAD / L PIETSCH ROAD Open map | 73 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| HENTY HIGHWAY / BORUNG HIGHWAY Open map | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| BORUNG HIGHWAY / BLUE RIBBON ROAD Open map | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| CEMETERY ROAD / HEWITT STREET Open map | 10 | 1 | 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.
Yarriambiack 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.
Yarriambiack 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.
Yarriambiack 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 | PATCHEWOLLOCK-SEA LAKE ROAD / MITCHELLS ROAD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / DELAHUNTYS ROAD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MURTOA-GLENORCHY ROAD / HORSHAM-LUBECK ROAD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | HENTY HIGHWAY / TWO MILE ROAD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / BAKERS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | SUNRAYSIA HIGHWAY / NANDALY-TEMPY ALT ROAD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | HENTY HIGHWAY / ROSEBERY EAST ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | STAWELL-WARRACKNABEAL ROAD / KEWELL EAST ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | STAWELL-WARRACKNABEAL ROAD / MORCOMS ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | SUNRAYSIA HIGHWAY / HATCHER ANDERSON ROAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | STAWELL-WARRACKNABEAL ROAD / L PIETSCH ROAD | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BORUNG HIGHWAY / BLUE RIBBON ROAD | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DONALD-MURTOA ROAD / HORSHAM-MINYIP ROAD | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | BLUE RIBBON ROAD / MOLONEYS ROAD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | STAWELL-WARRACKNABEAL ROAD / BANYENA-PIMPINIO ROAD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FRANKLIN STREET / HENTY HIGHWAY | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | HENTY HIGHWAY / BOWMAN STREET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | HENTY HIGHWAY / BORUNG HIGHWAY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | WIMMERA HIGHWAY / 3LK ROAD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | HOPETOUN STREET / BELL STREET | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | HENTY HIGHWAY / GREGORS ROAD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | HENTY HIGHWAY / LAH EAST ROAD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | BORUNG HIGHWAY / MCGINNESS ROAD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MINYIP-DIMBOOLA ROAD / STAWELL-WARRACKNABEAL ROAD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | BLUE RIBBON ROAD / DIMBOOLA-MINYIP ROAD | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 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
8
Pedestrian crash records
3
Bicycle crash records
22
Motorcycle crash records
17
Heavy-vehicle crash records