Wyndham crime statistics June 2026: Crime Dips, Problems Remain

Wyndham records 18,714 criminal incidents in the year ending June 2026, down 1.2 per cent on the previous year, according to the latest Crime Statistics Agency figures.

The small fall follows a 23 per cent surge the year before, when incidents jumped from 15,418 to 18,942, and crime was still edging higher as recently as March.

Since 2022, when 12,184 incidents were recorded, crime across Wyndham has risen 54 per cent, well ahead of population growth. The municipality’s crime rate of 5,127 incidents per 100,000 people is the second highest in a decade, behind only last year.

Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Regional Operations Bob Hill says crime levels remain elevated.

“While it is pleasing to see overall crime figures stabilising, and many categories seeing reductions, general levels remain elevated, reinforcing the need for Victoria Police to maintain a strong focus on prevention and enforcement activities,” he says.

What’s Rising

Family violence serious assaults rise 30.8 per cent to 539 incidents, and shop theft offences climb 25.3 per cent to 1,875.

Other theft rises 14.5 per cent to 3,130 incidents, overtaking stealing from cars as Wyndham’s most common crime.

Incidents at service stations jump 78 per cent to 937, including at a Truganina service station where a stolen car rammed four police vehicles in June.

Tarneit records the biggest rise of any suburb, up 9.0 per cent to 3,708 incidents, having recently ranked third in Victoria for street vehicle thefts. Wyndham Vale rises 13.5 per cent to 1,290.

Fewer Crimes Solved

No offender is identified in 63.0 per cent of incidents, up from 60.8 per cent, while charges are laid in 26.4 per cent, down from 29.1 per cent.

Stealing from cars falls 18.6 per cent and burglary 21.2 per cent, while Point Cook records the largest suburb drop, down 26.0 per cent to 2,077 incidents.

With the state election weeks away, community concern is growing. In Wyndham City’s latest community satisfaction survey, concerns about safety, policing and crime rose from eight per cent to 21 per cent of respondents.

“Victoria Police will continue to focus on prevention where we can, enforcement where we must, and maintaining the visible, proactive policing presence that communities in this state rightly expect and deserve,” Deputy Commissioner Hill says.

The full data tables are available from the Crime Statistics Agency at https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/crime-statistics/latest-victorian-crime-data/download-data