The Wyndham suburbs where you’re most likely to have your number plates stolen

More than 78 number plates were stolen across the state each day in just eight months last year, with two Wyndham neighbourhoods among the hot spots. We reveal the suburbs where it’s worst and what you can do about it.

Number plate theft continues to rise across the state. We reveal the suburbs where it’s worst.

More than six number plates a week were ripped from cars in Werribee and Hoppers Crossing last year.

They were among the hardest hit suburbs in the state, with the latest crime data revealing 327 registration plates were reported stolen there to September 2018.

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There were 19,106 number plates reported stolen across Victoria in that time, up from 18,083 the same time the previous year.

Thieves targeted 168 cars around Werribee and 159 in Hoppers Crossing, ranking the suburbs among the 15 worst in the state for number plate thefts.

Reservoir (330), Dandenong (297), St Albans (282), Craigieburn (261), Frankston (258), Preston (240), Brunswick (196), Epping (194), Coburg (190), Footscray (179), Noble Park (177) and Broadmeadows (170) round out the list.

But while number plate thefts continue to rise across the state, the total number of offences in Wyndham dropped 13 per cent from 808 in the eight months to September 2017 to 698 over the same period last year.

But Werribee and Hoppers Crossing remained the top hot spots during that time — with 210 and 175 thefts reported respectively — followed by Tarneit (127) and Point Cook (81).

Number plate theft has been linked to more serious crimes, including petrol drive-offs, robberies and burglaries with stolen plates making it harder to track down the offenders.

Drivers are urged to use one-way screws on their number plates to make it more difficult for thieves to remove them.

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