Crime Dashboard - Altona North

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-ins3654648
motor vehicle1631,51980
violent942,58065

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-ins546463 17.9%
motor vehicle1,5191,803-15.7%
violent2,5802,719 -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 increased by 17.9% to 546 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.7% to 1,519 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 5.1% to 2,580 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 North1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins546721739
motor vehicle1,5191,1001,036
violent2,5802,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Altona North was 24.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 26.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Altona North.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Altona North was 38.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 46.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Altona North.
  • the rate of violent crime in Altona North was 9.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 8.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Altona North.