Crime Dashboard - Wahgunyah
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 | 3 | 383 | 31 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 375 | 19 |
| violent | 6 | 2,327 | 59 |
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 | 383 | 460 | -16.7% |
| motor vehicle | 375 | 452 | -16.9% |
| violent | 2,327 | 1,474 | 57.9% |
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 16.7% to 383 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 16.9% to 375 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 57.9% to 2,327 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 | Wahgunyah1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 383 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 375 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,327 | 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 Wahgunyah was 46.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 48.1% lower than the national average.
- around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wahgunyah.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wahgunyah was 65.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 63.8% lower than the national average.
- around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wahgunyah.
- the rate of violent crime in Wahgunyah was 18.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 17.7% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wahgunyah.