Crime Dashboard - Warrnambool
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 | 99 | 636 | 56 |
| motor vehicle | 149 | 450 | 24 |
| violent | 369 | 4,462 | 85 |
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 | 636 | 689 | -7.7% |
| motor vehicle | 450 | 742 | -39.4% |
| violent | 4,462 | 4,481 | -0.4% |
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 7.7% to 636 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.4% to 450 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 0.4% to 4,462 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 | Warrnambool1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 636 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 450 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,462 | 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 Warrnambool was 11.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 13.9% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Warrnambool.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Warrnambool was 59.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 56.6% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Warrnambool.
- the rate of violent crime in Warrnambool was 55.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 57.7% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Warrnambool.