Crime Dashboard - Morwell
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 | 168 | 2,515 | 98 |
| motor vehicle | 287 | 2,188 | 92 |
| violent | 506 | 13,044 | 99 |
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 | 2,515 | 2,595 | -3.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,188 | 2,284 | -4.2% |
| violent | 13,044 | 12,478 | 4.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 3.1% to 2,515 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.2% to 2,188 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 4.5% to 13,044 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 | Morwell1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,515 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,188 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 13,044 | 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 Morwell was 249.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 240.5% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Morwell.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Morwell was 98.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 111.1% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Morwell.
- the rate of violent crime in Morwell was 355.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 361.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Morwell.