Greater Bendigo Emerging Road-Harm Hotspots

Baseline 2012-2019 versus recent 2022-2025. Metrics are annualised to compare periods.

Caveat: Statistical screening layer only. Use this to identify patterns for review, not to assign causation.

Council worsening summary

Council	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent crashes
Greater Bendigo	Watch	1965.0	1955.5	-9.6	1,167

Worsening locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr	Recent FSI
HIGH STREET / WIRELESS STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.8	37.9	36.1	5
AXEDALE-TOOLLEEN ROAD / RALSTONS LANE	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	33.9	32.7	4
MURPHY STREET / BRICKWORKS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	29.0	29.0	2
BENDIGO-TENNYSON ROAD / WILLMANS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	28.7	28.7	2
HIGH STREET / MYRTLE STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	26.9	26.8	1
LODDON VALLEY HIGHWAY / GRINTONS LANE	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	26.4	25.0	1
HIGH STREET / HIGH ALT STREET	Strong worsening	2.9	15.7	12.8	6
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / HOWARD STREET	Strong worsening	4.5	16.2	11.7	5
HIGH STREET / BEECH STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.6	11.7	11.1	4
BARNARD STREET / BARNARD STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	13.3	12.1	4
CALDER HIGHWAY / BECKHAMS ROAD	Strong worsening	5.3	17.8	12.5	5
CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY / EDWARDS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	9.1	9.1	3
GOYNES ROAD / ACACIA PARK DRIVE	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	8.4	8.4	3
NORTHERN HIGHWAY / ELMORE-RAYWOOD ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	8.4	8.4	3
MCIVOR HIGHWAY / HICKEY ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	7.8	7.8	3
MCIVOR ROAD / STERNBERG STREET	Moderate worsening	9.1	15.1	6.0	5
DIAMOND HILL ROAD / KANGAROO GULLY ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.6	8.1	6.5	3
MCIVOR HIGHWAY / HODGES LANE	Strong worsening	2.6	9.1	6.5	3
HIGH STREET / MAPLE STREET	Strong worsening	2.9	8.9	6.0	3
HOLMES ROAD / HOLDSWORTH ROAD	Strong worsening	2.8	8.6	5.9	3
MCIVOR ROAD / RESERVOIR ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.1	6.8	5.7	2
MILROY STREET / BUCKLEY STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.3	6.0	5.8	2
BANNISTER STREET / NOLAN STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	5.7	5.6	2
HARGREAVES STREET / MUNDY STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5	2
MCDOWALLS ROAD / VICTA ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.2	5.2	2
WATSON STREET / CALLAGHAN STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.2	5.2	2
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / PASLEY STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.1	5.2	5.1	2
HARGREAVES STREET / WATTLE STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.3	5.2	5.0	2
BARNARD STREET / VIEW STREET	Moderate worsening	4.6	8.6	4.0	3
ALLIES ROAD / WILLIAMS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	1.3	6.3	5.0	2

Worsening vulnerable-road-user locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
STERNBERG STREET / LIGAR STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.4	26.4
BENDIGO-PYRAMID ROAD / SEBASTIAN ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.1	26.1
HIGH STREET / MYRTLE STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.1	26.1
WARROWITUE-FOREST ROAD / WARROWITUE-FOREST ALT ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5
HIGH STREET / WIRELESS STREET	Emerging from low baseline	1.4	5.5	4.1
ARNOLD STREET / SMITH STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.9	2.9
CALDER HIGHWAY / HIGH STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.9	2.9
HIGH STREET / BAY STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.9	2.9
MCIVOR HIGHWAY / BOWLES ROAD	Strong worsening	0.0	2.9	2.9
MUNDY STREET / STERNBERG STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.9	2.9
PALL MALL / VICTORIA LANE	Strong worsening	0.0	2.9	2.9
BARNARD STREET / BARNARD STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
BEISCHER STREET / MCIVOR ROAD	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
BOWLES ROAD / MCIVOR HIGHWAY	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
DERWENT DRIVE / HERCULES STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
ENERGETIC STREET / STOPE COURT	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
HARGREAVES STREET / NOLAN STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
HARGREAVES STREET / THISTLE STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
HARGREAVES STREET / WATTLE STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
HAVILAH ROAD / QUICK STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6

Worsening heavy-vehicle locations

Location	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / TYSONS ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	52.5	52.5
CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY / YUNAH ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.1	26.1
HEATHCOTE-REDESDALE ROAD / OLD FORD ROAD	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.1	26.1
HIGH STREET / MYRTLE STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	26.1	26.1
MCIVOR HIGHWAY / MITCHELL STREET	Emerging from low baseline	0.0	5.5	5.5
UNNAMED / RAILWAY ROAD	Strong worsening	0.0	3.7	3.7
NORTH HARCOURT ROAD / BARKER ROAD	Strong worsening	0.0	3.1	3.1
CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY / CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY / EDWARDS ROAD	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY / SALLIS ROAD	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
MIDLAND HIGHWAY / TOMA COURT	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
NORTHERN HIGHWAY / TUNNECLIFFS LANE	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
PALL MALL / WILLIAMSON STREET	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
SPARROWHAWK ROAD / HUMBOLDT DRIVE	Strong worsening	0.0	2.6	2.6
CALDER ALTERNATIVE HIGHWAY / FENTONS LANE	Watch	13.8	2.6	-11.1

Worsening mechanism families

Mechanism	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Turning / crossing conflict	Strong worsening	900.3	936.8	36.4
Rear-end / same-lane conflict	Major worsening	98.7	158.0	59.3
Lane-change / sideswipe conflict	Strong worsening	200.8	223.2	22.4
Parked-vehicle / roadside conflict	Moderate worsening	155.9	171.8	15.9
Other / mixed mechanism	Watch	236.5	217.7	-18.7
Object / roadside impact	Moderate worsening	7.6	12.8	5.2

Worsening speed-zone categories

Speed category	Class	Baseline harm/yr	Recent harm/yr	Change/yr
Urban arterial roads (60–70 km/h)	Major worsening	696.1	812.0	115.8
Unknown speed zone	Major worsening	29.5	80.2	50.6
Low-speed streets (≤40 km/h)	Moderate worsening	19.3	33.2	13.9