Crime Dashboard - Upwey
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 | 12 | 290 | 20 |
| motor vehicle | 38 | 564 | 33 |
| violent | 18 | 1,141 | 22 |
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 | 290 | 284 | 2.0% |
| motor vehicle | 564 | 594 | -5.0% |
| violent | 1,141 | 855 | 33.5% |
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 2.0% to 290 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.0% to 564 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 33.5% to 1,141 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 | Upwey1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 290 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 564 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,141 | 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 Upwey was 59.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.7% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Upwey.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Upwey was 48.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 45.6% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Upwey.
- the rate of violent crime in Upwey was 60.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 59.7% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Upwey.