Merri-bek highest-priority dangerous signalised intersections

Signalised intersections ranked by crash harm, fatal/serious injuries, vulnerable-road-user involvement, heavy-vehicle involvement and SCATS exposure-adjusted harm per movement.

Headline finding: Melville / Moreland is the strongest Merri-bek signal-site priority in this screening layer. It ranks #1 locally and #2,441 statewide.

Important wording: This page identifies the strongest road-harm priority signals in the SCATS exposure-adjusted screening layer. It is not an engineering safety audit or legal finding.

Merri-bek headline numbers

SCATS-matched signal sites

232

Matched crash records

Fatalities

Serious injuries

1,200

Weighted harm score

110

VRU SCATS crashes

Heavy-vehicle SCATS crashes

#31

Council rank by SCATS harm

Map of local signal-site priorities

Click a marker to view the site name, harm, fatal/serious injuries, vulnerable-road-user crashes, heavy-vehicle crashes and exposure-adjusted harm rate.

How to read the map: marker colour shows the site's local priority rank bucket, while marker size scales with total harm score.

Top 10 Ranks 11–25 Ranks 26–100 Other mapped sites

Visible sites

Visible harm

Visible FSI

Visible VRU crashes

Public top-five

1. Melville / Moreland — harm 111; fatal/serious injuries 2; matched crashes 3; VRU crashes 3; heavy-vehicle crashes 1; harm per million movements 0.8.
2. Sydney / Bell — harm 121; fatal/serious injuries 3; matched crashes 4; VRU crashes 4; heavy-vehicle crashes 1; harm per million movements 0.5.
3. Albion nr Gronn — harm 14; fatal/serious injuries 1; matched crashes 4; VRU crashes 0; heavy-vehicle crashes 0; harm per million movements 1.4.
4. Gaffney / Sussex — harm 22; fatal/serious injuries 2; matched crashes 4; VRU crashes 2; heavy-vehicle crashes 0; harm per million movements 0.6.
5. Sydney / O'Hea — harm 42; fatal/serious injuries 4; matched crashes 5; VRU crashes 3; heavy-vehicle crashes 0; harm per million movements 0.3.

Detailed tables

Top 10 by combined SCATS priority

Local rank	State rank	SCATS site	Priority	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Harm/m movements	VRU	HV	Confidence
1	2441	Melville / Moreland SCATS 4000 Open map	39.3	111	2	3	0.8	3	1	Watch
2	2490	Sydney / Bell SCATS 3054 Open map	38.1	121	3	4	0.5	4	1	Watch
3	2575	Albion nr Gronn SCATS 3470 Open map	36.1	14	1	4	1.4	0	0	Watch
4	2945	Gaffney / Sussex SCATS 1983 Open map	26.5	22	2	4	0.6	2	0	Watch
5	2968	Sydney / O'Hea SCATS 4121 Open map	26.0	42	4	5	0.3	3	0	Medium
6	2970	Sydney / Weston SCATS 4022 Open map	25.8	34	3	7	0.3	6	0	Medium
7	3036	PASCOE VALE near ANSELM SCATS 3588 Open map	24.3	44	4	6	0.3	1	0	Medium
8	3152	Bell / Melville / Turner SCATS 3052 Open map	21.1	32	3	4	0.1	3	3	Watch
9	3176	Moreland / Cameron SCATS 3887 Open map	20.0	23	2	4	0.3	3	0	Watch
10	3202	SYDNEY near THE AVENUE SCATS 4131 Open map	19.2	25	2	7	0.2	5	0	Medium

Top 10 by total harm

Local harm rank	SCATS site	Harm	Deaths	Serious	FSI	Crashes	VRU	HV
1	Sydney / Bell SCATS 3054 Open map	121	1	2	3	4	4	1
2	Melville / Moreland SCATS 4000 Open map	111	1	1	2	3	3	1
3	MORELAND near MURDOCH SCATS 3886 Open map	100	1	0	1	1	1	0
4	PASCOE VALE near ANSELM SCATS 3588 Open map	44	0	4	4	6	1	0
5	Sydney / O'Hea SCATS 4121 Open map	42	0	4	4	5	3	0
6	Sydney / Weston SCATS 4022 Open map	34	0	3	3	7	6	0
7	Sydney / Gaffney / Murray SCATS 4115 Open map	33	0	3	3	6	1	0
8	Bell / Melville / Turner SCATS 3052 Open map	32	0	3	3	4	3	3
9	PASCOE VALE near BELAIR SCATS 3603 Open map	26	0	2	2	7	2	0
10	SYDNEY near THE AVENUE SCATS 4131 Open map	25	0	2	2	7	5	0

Top 10 by exposure-adjusted harm rate

Local rate rank	SCATS site	Harm/m movements	FSI/m movements	Harm	FSI	Crashes	Movements	Confidence
2	Albion nr Gronn SCATS 3470 Open map	1.4	0.1	14	1	4	10,095,255	Watch
3	Melville / Moreland SCATS 4000 Open map	0.8	0.0	111	2	3	147,070,358	Watch
4	Gaffney / Sussex SCATS 1983 Open map	0.6	0.1	22	2	4	37,399,862	Watch
6	Sydney / Bell SCATS 3054 Open map	0.5	0.0	121	3	4	252,271,089	Watch
7	Sydney / Weston SCATS 4022 Open map	0.3	0.0	34	3	7	108,768,210	Medium
8	Moreland / Cameron SCATS 3887 Open map	0.3	0.0	23	2	4	73,683,495	Watch
9	PASCOE VALE near ANSELM SCATS 3588 Open map	0.3	0.0	44	4	6	149,855,778	Medium
11	Sydney / O'Hea SCATS 4121 Open map	0.3	0.0	42	4	5	146,865,203	Medium
12	Melville / Victoria SCATS 4008 Open map	0.2	0.0	21	2	3	105,918,077	Watch
13	SYDNEY near THE AVENUE SCATS 4131 Open map	0.2	0.0	25	2	7	126,997,218	Medium

Top 10 vulnerable-road-user signal sites

SCATS site	VRU	Ped	Bike	Moto	Harm	FSI	Crashes
Sydney / Weston SCATS 4022 Open map	6	0	5	1	34	3	7
SYDNEY near THE AVENUE SCATS 4131 Open map	5	2	2	1	25	2	7
Sydney / Bell SCATS 3054 Open map	4	2	1	1	121	3	4
Sydney / Albert SCATS 4013 Open map	4	0	2	2	14	1	5
Sydney / Glenlyon / Dawson SCATS 4014 Open map	4	1	3	0	5	0	5
Melville / Moreland SCATS 4000 Open map	3	1	1	1	111	2	3
Sydney / O'Hea SCATS 4121 Open map	3	2	0	1	42	4	5
Bell / Melville / Turner SCATS 3052 Open map	3	1	1	1	32	3	4
Moreland / Cameron SCATS 3887 Open map	3	1	2	0	23	2	4
LYGON near WESTON SCATS 4021 Open map	3	0	1	2	22	2	4

Top 10 heavy-vehicle signal sites

SCATS site	HV	Harm	FSI	Crashes	VRU	Harm/m movements	Confidence
Bell / Melville / Turner SCATS 3052 Open map	3	32	3	4	3	0.1	Watch
Sydney / Bell SCATS 3054 Open map	1	121	3	4	4	0.5	Watch
Melville / Moreland SCATS 4000 Open map	1	111	2	3	3	0.8	Watch
Western Ring Road / Pascoe Vale SCATS 2172 Open map	1	25	2	5	0	0.1	Medium
Sydney Road / Anderson SCATS 2160 Open map	1	15	1	5	0	0.1	Medium
SYDNEY RD near MATHIESON SCATS 2152 Open map	1	11	1	2	1	0.1	Low
Bell / Hudson / Main SCATS 3076 Open map	1	11	1	2	0	0.1	Low
Melville / Reynard SCATS 4124 Open map	1	10	1	1	1	0.1	Low
Sydney / Glenlyon / Dawson SCATS 4014 Open map	1	5	0	5	4	0.0	Medium
SYDNEY near STEWART SCATS 3784 Open map	1	2	0	2	1	0.0	Low

Emerging local road-harm locations

Location	Class	Recent harm	Baseline harm	Annual harm increase	Recent FSI	Recent crashes
BELL STREET / DAVIS STREET Open map	Emerging from low baseline	152	12	38.2	6	3
SYDNEY ROAD / DISNEY STREET Open map	Strong worsening	138	30	32.3	4	11
MELVILLE ROAD / BREARLEY PARADE Open map	Strong worsening	121	48	25.6	3	4
MOASCAR STREET / PRINCES TERRACE Open map	Emerging from low baseline	102	0	26.6	1	3
MELVILLE ROAD / HOPE STREET Open map	Strong worsening	124	69	23.7	3	6
SYDNEY ROAD / BOUNDARY ROAD Open map	Strong worsening	91	45	18.1	8	16
BELL STREET / ELM GROVE Open map	Strong worsening	128	75	24.0	3	9
MORELAND ROAD / GLENCAIRN AVENUE Open map	Strong worsening	101	23	23.5	1	2
NICHOLSON STREET / THE GROVE Open map	Emerging from low baseline	54	7	13.2	5	6
SYDNEY ROAD / CARR STREET Open map	Strong worsening	54	16	12.1	5	9

Freight-conflict locations

Location	HV harm	Deaths	Serious	FSI	HV crashes	HV+VRU
HOLMES STREET -NICHOLSON STREET / MORELAND ROAD Open map	201	2	0	2	3	3
BELL STREET / ROSS STREET Open map	200	2	0	2	2	2
WESTERN RING ROAD / WIDFORD STREET Open map	158	1	5	6	9	1
SYDNEY ROAD / BARKLY STREET Open map	102	1	0	1	3	3
MELVILLE ROAD / BREARLEY PARADE Open map	101	1	0	1	2	1
PASCOE VALE ROAD / FINCHLEY AVENUE Open map	100	1	0	1	1	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / WESTERN RING IN-TULLAMARINE OUT RAMP Open map	71	0	6	6	11	0
WESTERN RING ROAD / TULLAMARINE IN-WESTERN RING IN RAMP Open map	43	0	4	4	4	0
METROPOLITAN RING ROAD / MAHONEYS ROAD Open map	41	0	4	4	5	0
CITYLINK / MOONEE PONDS CREEK TRAIL Open map	34	0	3	3	5	0

Evidence downloads

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Method wording for public use

These are the Merri-bek signalised intersections with the strongest road-harm priority signals in the SCATS exposure-adjusted screening layer. The rankings combine total crash harm, fatal/serious injuries, harm per observed movement, vulnerable-road-user involvement and heavy-vehicle involvement.

Caveat: SCATS movements are an exposure proxy. Crash-to-SCATS matching is proximity-based. This page is a public-interest prioritisation tool and not an engineering safety audit.