Revealed: Victoria’s most dangerous drivers mapped

The roads with the worst driving behaviour in the country have been exposed with new data from an Australian law firm ranking the most dangerous spots in Australia, based on an analysis of speed camera activity and government road incident data. It then ranked each spot using a total danger index score of 100.

Data collected by personal injury law firm LHD cross-analysed speed camera location data with annual road incident data to find the roads in Victoria where the public are most likely to come face to face with a dangerous driver, resulting in higher surveillance activity, damage to the surrounding area and crashes.

The data places the Princes Highway at the top of the list of Victoria’s most dangerous roads for drivers with a dangerous driving core of 38 (out of 100), followed by several major commuter and freight corridors across the state, recording 283 road incidents over 12 months alongside the high-speed camera surveillance score.?

The Princes Freeway ranked second (with a score of 22), underscoring concerns about congestion and driver behaviour along one of the state’s busiest routes.

Other major Victorian roads also featured prominently, including Melbourne’s city centre High Street (with a dangerous driving score of 21), Nepean Highway (20), Dandenong Road (20) and the Hume Highway (18), reinforcing that dangerous driving is not isolated to one region but spreads across urban, suburban, and regional corridors.

Marko Eric, partner at LHD Lawyers, told carsales the findings reflect what the firm sees every day in its work with injured Australians.

“High incident volumes on major transport corridors aren’t just statistics; they represent real people whose lives can change in a split second due to negligent driving,” said Eric.

Australia-wide, the Princes Highway in Victoria ranks ninth among the 10 most dangerous roads nationally.

Eric said he was surprised by Victoria's absence from the top 10.

“You’d expect the Princes or Hume to feature more prominently. Statistically, that suggests Victorian drivers – or VicRoads’ infrastructure mix – are doing something?right, and it’s?a reminder that ‘dangerous driving’ isn’t just a big-state problem; it’s corridor specific.”

Australia’s 10 most dangerous drivers can be mapped to Western Australia’s Kwinana Freeway (dangerous driving score of 75) and Mitchell Freeway (64), Queensland’s Bruce Highway was third (54), New South Wales’s Pacific Highway was fourth (335), Princes Highway fifth (41) and Hume Highway sixth (40).

“It was striking that the top two hotspots are both on Perth’s major arterials (Kwinana and Mitchell) even though WA historically reports fewer fatal crashes than NSW or QLD,” said Eric.

“The data show that when congestion, higher speeds and surveillance all intersect, serious crashes keep piling up despite enforcement.”

By identifying where the most dangerous drivers are on our roads, the hope is that drivers will approach them with greater awareness and caution, said Eric.

But if the worst does happen, taking the right steps immediately after an accident can make a significant difference in protecting your health, your rights, and any future claim.

“Many injuries don’t fully present until hours, days or even weeks after a crash,” said Eric.

“What may seem minor at first can develop into ongoing pain, lost income, and long-term rehabilitation. That’s why it’s so important to seek medical attention early and to carefully document everything at the scene, from photographs and witness details to accurate driver information.”

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