Crime Dashboard - Melbourne
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 | 982 | 1,006 | 81 |
| motor vehicle | 3,812 | 2,113 | 95 |
| violent | 3,207 | 6,941 | 97 |
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 | 1,006 | 1,258 | -20.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,113 | 2,274 | -7.1% |
| violent | 6,941 | 6,567 | 5.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 20.1% to 1,006 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.1% to 2,113 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 5.7% to 6,941 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 | Melbourne1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,006 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,113 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,941 | 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 Melbourne was 39.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 36.1% higher than the national average.
- around 81% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melbourne.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melbourne was 92.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 103.9% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melbourne.
- the rate of violent crime in Melbourne was 142.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 145.3% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melbourne.