Crime Dashboard - Castlemaine
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 | 15 | 334 | 25 |
| motor vehicle | 64 | 809 | 50 |
| violent | 44 | 2,104 | 54 |
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 | 334 | 245 | 36.1% |
| motor vehicle | 809 | 857 | -5.6% |
| violent | 2,104 | 2,674 | -21.3% |
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 36.1% to 334 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.6% to 809 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.3% to 2,104 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 | Castlemaine1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 334 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 809 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,104 | 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 Castlemaine was 53.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 54.8% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Castlemaine.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Castlemaine was 26.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 21.9% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Castlemaine.
- the rate of violent crime in Castlemaine was 26.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 25.6% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Castlemaine.