Bicycle Network today published its five-year crash report revealing the conditions, months, times of day and streets that see the most crashes in any given year. It’s Australia’s largest bike-riding organisation with more than 50,000 members, the majority of whom reside in Victoria.

Members reported nearly 2500 crashes between 2012 and 2016, of which almost half involved serious injury. Just over 230 of the reported crashes each year required a trip to hospital. Almost half of all crashes over the period were reported to the police, and in these cases one in four riders claimed to have a negative experience.

While these figures might sound bleak, the report points to a minor downward trend in bike crashes over the five-year period, with the chance of having a crash in a single year at less than one percent. 2012 had the highest number of crashes at just over 600; last year saw that figure drop to just over 400.