Crime Dashboard - Greater Bendigo
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 | 417 | 691 | 55 |
| motor vehicle | 1,247 | 1,151 | 63 |
| violent | 1,065 | 3,334 | 79 |
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 | 691 | 714 | -3.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,151 | 1,243 | -7.4% |
| violent | 3,334 | 3,373 | -1.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 3.3% to 691 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.4% to 1,151 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.1% to 3,334 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 | Greater Bendigo1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 691 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,151 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,334 | 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 Greater Bendigo was 4.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 6.5% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Greater Bendigo.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Greater Bendigo was 4.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.0% higher than the national average.
- around 63% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Greater Bendigo.
- the rate of violent crime in Greater Bendigo was 16.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 17.9% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Greater Bendigo.