Crime Dashboard - Winchelsea

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-ins545139
motor vehicle629813
violent121,99351

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-ins451354 27.4%
motor vehicle298563-47.0%
violent1,9934,460-55.3%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 27.4% to 451 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 47.0% to 298 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 55.3% to 1,993 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
Winchelsea1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins451721739
motor vehicle2981,1001,036
violent1,9932,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Winchelsea was 37.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 38.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Winchelsea.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Winchelsea was 72.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 71.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 13% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Winchelsea.
  • the rate of violent crime in Winchelsea was 30.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 29.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Winchelsea.