Crime is showing no signs of slowing down in Wyndham, with data released on Thursday showing a more than double digit rise in offences.
For the year to June 2025, recorded offences in Wyndham increased by 22.4 per cent according to figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA).
The total number of recorded offences in that period rose to 24,714, up from 20,192 in the year prior.
Werribee remained the top suburb for crime, with a total of 5668 offences.
However, Tarneit experienced a much sharper increase, rising from 3300 to 4234, and overtaking Hoppers Crossing as the suburb with the second most recorded offences.
Fourth-placed Point Cook also experienced a sharp rise of more than 1000 for a total of 3720 recorded offences.
Crime also continued to rise in both Hoppers Crossing and Truganina.
Stealing from a motor vehicle was the most common crime in the 12 month period, with the number of incidents rising from 2586 to 3923.
Motor vehicle theft itself was also in the top five most committed offences, jumping from 1100 to 1714.
Wyndham Local Area Commander Acting Inspector Tim Noisette said car theft is unacceptably high.
“Police intelligence estimates at least one in five of all cars are being stolen by offenders using electronic key reprogramming or mimicking devices,” he said.
“There are also simple measures the community can take to prevent falling victim – steering wheel locks, car alarms, where possible and parking off the street. We also encourage the installation of anti-theft screws to prevent numberplate thefts, which account for 40 per cent of all thefts from cars which remains the most common criminal offence.”
Houses remained the most common place for offences to occur at by a large margin, with streets, laneways and footpaths, driveways, shopping centres and carparks rounding out the top five.
While the number of family violence related offences dropped, the number of people breaching family violence orders increased.
“Wyndham recorded a 17 per cent increase in the number of family violence order breaches identified, which highlights the ongoing efforts of police in targeting high risk offenders,” Acting Inspector Noisette said.
