Crime Dashboard - Hobsons Bay
Victoria • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 218 | 517 | 35 |
| motor vehicle | 1,070 | 1,277 | 74 |
| violent | 572 | 2,321 | 44 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 517 | 514 | 0.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,277 | 1,617 | -21.0% |
| violent | 2,321 | 2,346 | -1.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 0.6% to 517 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.0% to 1,277 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.1% to 2,321 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Hobsons Bay1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 517 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,277 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,321 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Hobsons Bay was 28.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 30.0% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hobsons Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hobsons Bay was 16.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 23.2% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hobsons Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Hobsons Bay was 19.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 18.0% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hobsons Bay.