Victorian road trauma statistics

Victorian road trauma data: why it matters

Each year, we collect and report on data on lives lost and people injured on our roads.

We’ve released a new edition of Road Trauma in Victoria: Statistical Summary for 2025, providing a comprehensive picture of lives lost and injuries on Victorian roads.

Our reports highlight key trends over the past 10 years and show where crashes happened, who was affected, and the types of vehicles involved.

The reports include information on:

types of road users (drivers, passengers, motorcyclists and pedestrians)
crash locations and road environments
vehicle types
age groups and licence status
road user behaviours (seatbelt use, alcohol and drug involvement)
comparisons with road safety outcomes in other states.

The reports expand on data on the Transport Victoria Open Data Portal(opens in a new window), where users can build their own queries, visualise crash data on a map, or download data for analysis starting from 2012.

How are these reports created?

Victoria Police and the Transport Accident Commission collect crash data, including data on the people and vehicles involved, locations, types of crashes and injuries. We review and validate this data to prepare a statistical summary.

The 2025 summary includes fatal crashes from 2025 and serious injuries from the 2024-2025 financial year, with comparisons to the past 10 years.

How can these reports be used?

The statistical summaries share useful data to help professional, government and community groups make Victorian roads safer.

Councils can use the data to plan safer roads.
It can help consultants and engineers in designing better roads and intersections.
Researchers can study long-term trends to find what's working well and what can be improved.
Victoria Police and Government agencies can use the statistics to develop road safety messages.
Road safety advocates and the community can use it to support local projects and promote safety education.

This information helps everyone make smarter road safety choices that can save lives.

2025 lives lost snapshot

291 people tragically lost their lives on Victorian roads in 2025, 14 per cent above the 10-year average.
Victoria’s road fatality rate was 4.1 deaths per 100,000 population, well below the Australian rate of 4.8.
Pedestrians made up 18 per cent of road deaths in 2025, compared with 15 per cent in the previous 10 years.
Unprotected road users (e.g. motorcyclists, bicycle riders, pedestrians) made up 42 per cent of road deaths statewide.
People travelling in light vehicles accounted for 54 per cent of lives lost in 2025, compared with 60 per cent in the previous 10 years.
21 per cent of lives lost in 2025 were motorcyclists, compared with 18 per cent in the previous 10 years.
Lives lost included one e-scooter rider, four e-bike or e-motorcycle riders, and five mobility scooter riders.

FY2024/25 serious injuries snapshot

Serious injuries are defined as injuries requiring admission to hospital within 7 days of the crash.
5,998 people were seriously injured, with 64 per cent in metropolitan Melbourne and 36 per cent in Regional Victoria.
For every life lost, more than 20 people were seriously injured.
19 per cent of those seriously injured were aged 65 years or older.
74 per cent of serious injuries occurred during daylight or dawn/dusk and 25 per cent in darkness.
Motorcyclists accounted for 18 per cent of serious injuries, compared with 16 per cent in the previous 10 years.

FY2024/25 MAIS 3+ injuries snapshot

The Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (MAIS) measures injury severity on a scale from 1 (minor) to 6 (maximal). MAIS 3+ injuries are severe or life-threatening injuries from road crashes.
1,226 people suffered MAIS 3+ injuries, 25 per cent above the 10-year average.
Vehicle occupants accounted for 57 per cent MAIS 3+ injuries, consistent with the 10-year average.
27 per cent of those suffering MAIS 3+ injuries were aged 65 years or older.
37 per cent of MAIS 3+ injuries resulted from crashes at intersections.
43 per cent of MAIS 3+ injuries resulted from crashes at locations with a speed limit of 80 km/h or more.
Almost half (48 per cent) of all people who sustained MAIS 3+ injuries were travelling in a vehicle aged 10 years or older.

Downloads

PDF and Word versions of each report are available. The PDF should be considered the definitive formatted version, as it preserves the report’s intended layout and pagination. The Word version is provided as a more accessible alternative.

Useful links

DTP provides road crash statistics to organisations, researchers and the general public to help with education, research and the development of road safety programs and initiatives.

Victorian Road Crash Data(opens in a new window)

Road Crash Map(opens in a new window)

Road Crash Dashboard(opens in a new window)

Road Crash Information System (RCIS)

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