Crime Dashboard - Yarra

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-ins6781,31694
motor vehicle2,3982,61397
violent9654,11188

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-ins1,3161,214 8.5%
motor vehicle2,6132,636-0.9%
violent4,1114,341-5.3%

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 8.5% to 1,316 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.9% to 2,613 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 5.3% to 4,111 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
Yarra1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,316721739
motor vehicle2,6131,1001,036
violent4,1112,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Yarra was 82.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 78.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Yarra.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Yarra was 137.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 152.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Yarra.
  • the rate of violent crime in Yarra was 43.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 45.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Yarra.