Whroo crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Whroo is a suburb in the Campaspe council area of Victoria (about 37,954 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 66 out of 100 (high), 93rd 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 sexual offences (89th percentile), homicide (87th percentile), break-ins (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 64.
In 2024-25: violent 1,541 per 100,000 (-31% vs five years earlier); property 5,725 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); break-ins 896 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); theft 3,114 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 16th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Campaspe council area is 3.5% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.8% of occupied homes (492 public and 85 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 111 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 28.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.4% 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 Whroo are those of the Campaspe council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,541 | 585 | -31% |
| Property | 5,725 | 2,173 | +31% |
| Break-ins | 896 | 340 | +16% |
| Theft | 3,114 | 1,182 | +46% |
Campaspe council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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