Crime Dashboard - Wellington
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 | 160 | 689 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 189 | 478 | 13 |
| violent | 610 | 5,081 | 94 |
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 | 689 | 844 | -18.3% |
| motor vehicle | 478 | 901 | -46.9% |
| violent | 5,081 | 5,251 | -3.2% |
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 18.3% to 689 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 46.9% to 478 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.2% to 5,081 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 | Wellington1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 689 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 478 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,081 | 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 Wellington was 4.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 6.7% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wellington.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wellington was 56.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.8% lower than the national average.
- around 13% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wellington.
- the rate of violent crime in Wellington was 77.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 79.6% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wellington.