Crime Dashboard - Williamstown (Vic.)
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 | 42 | 529 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 225 | 1,706 | 85 |
| violent | 88 | 2,198 | 56 |
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 | 529 | 481 | 10.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,706 | 2,036 | -16.2% |
| violent | 2,198 | 2,325 | -5.5% |
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 10.0% to 529 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 16.2% to 1,706 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.5% to 2,198 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 | Williamstown (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 529 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,706 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,198 | 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 Williamstown (Vic.) was 26.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 28.4% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Williamstown (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Williamstown (Vic.) was 55.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 64.6% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Williamstown (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Williamstown (Vic.) was 23.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 22.3% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Williamstown (Vic.).