Crime Dashboard - Watsonia
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 | 8 | 347 | 27 |
| motor vehicle | 50 | 981 | 60 |
| violent | 26 | 1,619 | 39 |
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 | 347 | 429 | -19.3% |
| motor vehicle | 981 | 1,510 | -35.0% |
| violent | 1,619 | 2,065 | -21.6% |
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 19.3% to 347 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.0% to 981 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.6% to 1,619 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 | Watsonia1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 347 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 981 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,619 | 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 Watsonia was 51.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.1% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Watsonia.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Watsonia was 10.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 5.4% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Watsonia.
- the rate of violent crime in Watsonia was 43.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 42.8% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Watsonia.