Every speed camera in 40km zones mapped across Victoria
The state government is reaping more than $100m a year from leadfoot drivers in 40km/h zones. See the top five hot spots and the full list of where you could be pinged.
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The Victorian government is reaping more than $100m a year from lead footed drivers in 40km/h zones, with just five safety cameras netting a whopping $85 million - a sign people are refusing to slow down.
The massive fine haul from the top 40km/h camera earners comes as the Sunday Herald Sun can reveal that the Department of Transport and Planning is currently working on removing “red tape” to pave the way for local councils to roll out 30km/h speed zones.
A safety camera at Flinders Street, at the intersection of Flinders Street and William Street, Melbourne has been revealed as the most lucrative for 40km areas, netting $20.8m from June 1 2024 to Jun 11 2025 – equalling $56,986 in fines every day.
This was followed by a camera in Rosanna Rd, in Heidelberg – which switches between 60km and 40km zone depending on the time – which netted $20.1m.
Cameras on Warrigal Rd in Chadstone, Plenty Rd and King St in West Melbourne all clocked between $12m to $17m.
In total there are 35 fixed and mobile camera sites designated in 40km/h zones in Victoria, most of which are known for recording multiple crashes, serious injuries, and deaths.
But despite the cameras, speeding drivers persist and now changes are underway to reduce limits further.
Updates being made to the state’s Speed Zoning Policy will soon allow local councils to apply for speed limit reductions as low as 30km/h on their roads.
Applications would be reviewed and ticked off by the head of the transport department under the plan flagged by Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne hinted at the plan earlier this month.
She told the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee she was: “one hundred per cent” sure the new policy would be in place by the next election in November 2026.
She also confirmed the move “does not require legislation”.
Yarra City Council introduced a trial 30km in 2018, which it expanded in May 2024.
Ms Horne told the panel: “dropping the speed to 30 delivered a 50 per cent reduction in the total number of crashes and a 70 per cent reduction in serious injury from crashes in the five years prior to that. It is a no-brainer.”
In May this year, Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece said he wanted to see streets in East Melbourne near the MCG become a 30km/h speed zone.
On Saturday, a Victorian government spokesperson confirmed the new plan to make it easier for council to reduce speed limits was in motion.
“When setting speed limits, we need to carefully balance keeping everyone safe on our roads and keeping people moving,” they said.
Policy experts have backed reduced speed zones of 40km/h in high risk areas.
RACV Head of Policy, James Williams said: “There is no excuse for exceeding the speed limit” in response to the latest fine data.
“Speeding significantly increases the likelihood and severity of crashes,” he told the Sunday Herald Sun.
“One in three serious crashes involve speeding. Pedestrian deaths are also up eight per cent in 2025, with 27 pedestrians killed on Victorian roads, as at 25 June 2025.
“Where there is a 40km/h speed limit, please observe it – reducing your speed gives you more reaction time and reduces the severity of vehicle incidents.”
He noted in Victoria that all fine revenue collected from road safety cameras is directed to the Better Roads Victoria Trust Account and put back into roads.
In 2023-24, $473m was ploughed back into the state’s road maintenance program from fines.
According to the Transport Accident Commission speeding continues to be the main cause of road accidents in Victoria.
Over the last five years, speeding has played a big part in about 30 per cent of road deaths in Victoria.
Almost 80 per cent of crashes related to speeding happen when drivers are going just 1-9 km/h over the speed limit.
Originally published as Every speed camera in 40km zones mapped across Victoria
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