Crime Dashboard - Central Goldfields
Victoria • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 56 | 614 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 81 | 633 | 21 |
| violent | 135 | 3,617 | 83 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 614 | 551 | 11.4% |
| motor vehicle | 633 | 604 | 4.8% |
| violent | 3,617 | 4,843 | -25.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 11.4% to 614 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.8% to 633 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 25.3% to 3,617 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Central Goldfields1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 614 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 633 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,617 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Central Goldfields was 14.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 16.9% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Central Goldfields.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Central Goldfields was 42.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 39.0% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Central Goldfields.
- the rate of violent crime in Central Goldfields was 26.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 27.9% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Central Goldfields.