Crime Dashboard - Westmeadows
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 | 18 | 654 | 58 |
| motor vehicle | 77 | 1,276 | 73 |
| violent | 49 | 2,621 | 66 |
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 | 654 | 800 | -18.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,276 | 1,243 | 2.6% |
| violent | 2,621 | 2,924 | -10.3% |
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 18.3% to 654 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 2.6% to 1,276 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.3% to 2,621 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 | Westmeadows1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 654 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,276 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,621 | 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 Westmeadows was 9.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 11.5% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Westmeadows.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Westmeadows was 15.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 23.1% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Westmeadows.
- the rate of violent crime in Westmeadows was 8.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 7.3% lower than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Westmeadows.