West Wimmera crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
West Wimmera is a council area in Victoria with about 3,915 residents. It has a Crime Score 21 out of 100 (low), 329th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (29th percentile), weapons (72nd percentile), theft (34th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2024-25: violent 460 per 100,000 (-58% vs five years earlier); property 2,069 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 281 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier); theft 996 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 76th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the West Wimmera council area is 3% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (20 public and 4 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.3 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.5% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 15 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.6% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Figures are for 2024-25, the latest year Victoria has published; some other states have released 2025-26.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 460 | 18 | -58% |
| Property | 2,069 | 81 | +6% |
| Break-ins | 281 | 11 | -41% |
| Theft | 996 | 39 | +8% |
Questions
Is West Wimmera safe?
West Wimmera recorded 460 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 57% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 62% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 21.2 out of 100 (low), 329th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in West Wimmera?
11 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 281 per 100,000 residents, about 60% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the West Wimmera council area
Apsley · Benayeo · Bringalbert · Charam · Connewirricoo · Edenhope · Goroke · Harrow · Kadnook · Kaniva · Langkoop · Lillimur · Minimay · Miram · Neuarpurr · Ozenkadnook · Patyah · Peronne · Serviceton · Telopea Downs · Ullswater
Postcodes in the West Wimmera council area
3317 · 3318 · 3319 · 3412 · 3413 · 3415 · 3419 · 3420
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