Crime Dashboard - Barwon Heads
Victoria • Suburb • 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 | 11 | 612 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 9 | 532 | 30 |
| violent | 6 | 719 | 8 |
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 | 612 | 387 | 57.9% |
| motor vehicle | 532 | 906 | -41.3% |
| violent | 719 | 754 | -4.6% |
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 57.9% to 612 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 41.3% to 532 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.6% to 719 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 | Barwon Heads1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 612 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 532 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 719 | 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 Barwon Heads was 15.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 17.2% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Barwon Heads.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Barwon Heads was 51.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 48.6% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Barwon Heads.
- the rate of violent crime in Barwon Heads was 74.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 74.6% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Barwon Heads.