Crime Dashboard - Williamstown North
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 | 2 | 365 | 29 |
| motor vehicle | 30 | 2,383 | 94 |
| violent | 12 | 2,500 | 63 |
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 | 365 | 370 | -1.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,383 | 2,324 | 2.5% |
| violent | 2,500 | 2,133 | 17.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.3% to 365 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 2.5% to 2,383 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 17.2% to 2,500 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 North1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 365 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,383 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,500 | 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 North was 49.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 50.6% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Williamstown North.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Williamstown North was 116.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 129.9% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Williamstown North.
- the rate of violent crime in Williamstown North was 12.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 11.6% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Williamstown North.