Crime Dashboard - West Wimmera
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 | 2 | 186 | 2 |
| motor vehicle | 10 | 251 | 1 |
| violent | 33 | 2,620 | 56 |
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 | 186 | 441 | -57.8% |
| motor vehicle | 251 | 228 | 10.1% |
| violent | 2,620 | 1,761 | 48.8% |
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 57.8% to 186 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 10.1% to 251 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 48.8% to 2,620 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 | West Wimmera1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 186 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 251 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,620 | 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 West Wimmera was 74.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 74.8% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Wimmera.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Wimmera was 77.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 75.8% lower than the national average.
- around 1% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Wimmera.
- the rate of violent crime in West Wimmera was 8.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 7.4% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Wimmera.