Crime Dashboard - Werribee South

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-ins171,08881
motor vehicle331,49980
violent162,97272

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-ins1,0881,168 -6.8%
motor vehicle1,4992,129-29.6%
violent2,9723,093 -3.9%

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 6.8% to 1,088 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.6% to 1,499 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.9% to 2,972 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
Werribee South1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,088721739
motor vehicle1,4991,1001,036
violent2,9722,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Werribee South was 51.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 47.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Werribee South.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Werribee South was 36.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 44.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Werribee South.
  • the rate of violent crime in Werribee South was 3.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 5.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Werribee South.