Crime Dashboard - Melton
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 | 676 | 629 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 1,797 | 844 | 44 |
| violent | 1,501 | 2,746 | 63 |
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 | 629 | 765 | -17.7% |
| motor vehicle | 844 | 1,074 | -21.4% |
| violent | 2,746 | 3,258 | -15.7% |
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 17.7% to 629 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.4% to 844 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.7% to 2,746 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 | Melton1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 629 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 844 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,746 | 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 Melton was 12.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 14.8% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melton was 23.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 18.6% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melton.
- the rate of violent crime in Melton was 4.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 2.9% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melton.