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Colac-Otway crime statistics

Local Government Area in the 4 Western region · year ending March 2026 · data from the Crime Statistics Agency of Victoria.

1,394recorded incidents
6,280.6rate per 100,000 people
51 / 79statewide rank (1 = safest)
22,195estimated population

Incidents changed by +38 compared with the previous year.

10-year incident trend

YearIncidentsRate per 100k
20171,6137,469.3
20181,2415,686.7
20191,3195,985.4
20201,2755,724.2
20211,2265,495.5
20221,2085,453.5
20231,1004,953.6
20241,1615,227.8
20251,3566,105.6
20261,3946,280.6

Offence breakdown — year ending March 2026

Localities in Colac-Otway

Aire Valley, Alvie, Apollo Bay, Balintore, Barongarook, Barongarook West, Barramunga, Barunah Plains, Barwon Downs, Beeac, Beech Forest, Birregurra, Bungador, Cape Otway, Carlisle River, Chapple Vale, Colac, Colac East, Colac West, Coragulac, Cororooke, Corunnun, Cressy, Cundare, Cundare North, Dreeite, Dreeite South, Elliminyt, Eurack, Ferguson, Forrest, Gellibrand, Gerangamete, Glenaire, Grey River, Hordern Vale, Irrewarra, Irrewillipe, Irrewillipe East, Johanna, Kawarren, Kennett River, Larpent, Lavers Hill, Marengo, Mount Sabine, Murroon, Nalangil, Ombersley, Ondit, Petticoat Creek, Pirron Yallock, Separation Creek, Skenes Creek, Skenes Creek North, Sugarloaf, Swan Marsh, Tanybryn, Warncoort, Warrion, Weeaproinah, Weering, Whoorel, Wingeel, Wongarra, Wool Wool, Wye River, Wyelangta, Yeo, Yeodene, Yuulong

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