Crime Dashboard - Altona Meadows
Victoria • Suburb • 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 | 22 | 308 | 22 |
| motor vehicle | 81 | 574 | 34 |
| violent | 85 | 1,926 | 49 |
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 | 308 | 487 | -36.7% |
| motor vehicle | 574 | 922 | -37.8% |
| violent | 1,926 | 2,028 | -5.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 36.7% to 308 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.8% to 574 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.1% to 1,926 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 | Altona Meadows1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 308 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 574 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,926 | 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 Altona Meadows was 57.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 58.3% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Altona Meadows.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Altona Meadows was 47.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 44.7% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Altona Meadows.
- the rate of violent crime in Altona Meadows was 32.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 31.9% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Altona Meadows.