Crime Dashboard - West Footscray
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 | 55 | 1,032 | 79 |
| motor vehicle | 229 | 2,141 | 92 |
| violent | 54 | 1,850 | 47 |
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 | 1,032 | 872 | 18.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,141 | 3,094 | -30.8% |
| violent | 1,850 | 1,950 | -5.2% |
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 18.3% to 1,032 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 30.8% to 2,141 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.2% to 1,850 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 | West Footscray1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,032 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,141 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,850 | 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 West Footscray was 43.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 39.7% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Footscray.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Footscray was 94.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 106.6% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Footscray.
- the rate of violent crime in West Footscray was 35.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 34.6% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Footscray.