Crime Dashboard - Whittlesea
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 | 6 | 130 | 5 |
| motor vehicle | 27 | 348 | 17 |
| violent | 36 | 2,244 | 57 |
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 | 130 | 289 | -55.0% |
| motor vehicle | 348 | 303 | 14.8% |
| violent | 2,244 | 2,412 | -7.0% |
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 55.0% to 130 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 14.8% to 348 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.0% to 2,244 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 | Whittlesea1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 130 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 348 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,244 | 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 Whittlesea was 81.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 82.4% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whittlesea.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whittlesea was 68.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 66.4% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whittlesea.
- the rate of violent crime in Whittlesea was 21.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 20.7% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whittlesea.