Crime Dashboard - Warrnambool
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 | 104 | 586 | 44 |
| motor vehicle | 159 | 420 | 11 |
| violent | 377 | 4,057 | 87 |
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 | 586 | 638 | -8.2% |
| motor vehicle | 420 | 696 | -39.6% |
| violent | 4,057 | 4,204 | -3.5% |
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 8.2% to 586 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.6% to 420 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.5% to 4,057 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 | Warrnambool1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 586 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 420 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,057 | 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 Warrnambool was 18.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 20.7% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Warrnambool.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Warrnambool was 61.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 59.5% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Warrnambool.
- the rate of violent crime in Warrnambool was 41.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 43.4% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Warrnambool.