Crime Dashboard - Whittlesea
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 | 470 | 364 | 14 |
| motor vehicle | 1,855 | 738 | 34 |
| violent | 1,533 | 2,371 | 46 |
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 | 364 | 350 | 4.1% |
| motor vehicle | 738 | 896 | -17.6% |
| violent | 2,371 | 2,840 | -16.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 4.1% to 364 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.6% to 738 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.5% to 2,371 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 | Whittlesea1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 364 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 738 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,371 | 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 Whittlesea was 49.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 50.7% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whittlesea.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whittlesea was 32.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 28.8% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whittlesea.
- the rate of violent crime in Whittlesea was 17.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 16.2% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whittlesea.