Crime Dashboard - Wonthaggi
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 | 36 | 968 | 77 |
| motor vehicle | 57 | 977 | 60 |
| violent | 147 | 9,856 | 97 |
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 | 968 | 1,021 | -5.2% |
| motor vehicle | 977 | 942 | 3.7% |
| violent | 9,856 | 8,443 | 16.7% |
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 5.2% to 968 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.7% to 977 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 16.7% to 9,856 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 | Wonthaggi1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 968 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 977 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,856 | 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 Wonthaggi was 34.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 31.0% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wonthaggi.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wonthaggi was 11.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 5.8% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wonthaggi.
- the rate of violent crime in Wonthaggi was 244.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 248.4% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wonthaggi.