Australia's worst crash hotspots revealed

Melbourne’s roads are home to nine of Australia’s 10 busiest crash hotspots, according to the latest AAMI Crash Index, which analysed almost 400,000 motor insurance claims lodged across the country during 2025.

The annual report, based on more than 394,000 insurance claims between January 1 and December 31, 2025, found Springvale Road in Glen Waverley has overtaken Plenty Road in Bundoora as Australia’s number-one crash hotspot for the first time in eight years. The only road outside Victoria to feature in the national top 10 is Pennant Hills Road at Carlingford in Sydney’s north-west.

According to AAMI, the roads topping the list share similar characteristics, including heavy traffic volumes, busy intersections, shopping precincts and stop-start commuting conditions where rear-end collisions are common. Nose-to-tail crashes remain the most frequent type of accident, followed by drivers failing to give way and collisions with stationary objects.

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The insurer’s data also identified clear trends in when crashes are most likely to occur. Friday mornings were the busiest period for insurance claims, with congestion and commuter traffic combining to increase the likelihood of low-speed collisions. Older male drivers were involved in the highest number of crashes, while Toyota, Mazda, Hyundai, Ford and Mitsubishi were the makes most commonly involved in insurance claims. White, grey and silver remained the colours most frequently seen in crash data.

While Melbourne dominated the national rankings, every Australian capital had at least one road identified as its local crash hotspot, highlighting that congestion rather than high-speed driving is responsible for many everyday collisions.