Watchem West crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Watchem West is a suburb in the Buloke council area of Victoria (about 5,887 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 41 out of 100 (moderate), 232nd 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 homicide (92nd percentile), sexual offences (55th percentile), break-ins (32nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2024-25: violent 493 per 100,000 (-42% vs five years earlier); property 2,565 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 459 per 100,000 (-29% vs five years earlier); theft 1,274 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 72nd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Buloke council area is 3.4% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (44 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.6 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 6.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Victoria publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Watchem West are those of the Buloke council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 493 | 29 | -42% |
| Property | 2,565 | 151 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 459 | 27 | -29% |
| Theft | 1,274 | 75 | -15% |
Buloke council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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