Crime Dashboard - Balaclava (Vic.)
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 | 36 | 1,293 | 87 |
| motor vehicle | 89 | 1,970 | 89 |
| violent | 53 | 3,658 | 79 |
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 | 1,293 | 1,203 | 7.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,970 | 2,033 | -3.1% |
| violent | 3,658 | 4,031 | -9.2% |
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 7.5% to 1,293 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.1% to 1,970 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.2% to 3,658 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 | Balaclava (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,293 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,970 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,658 | 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 Balaclava (Vic.) was 79.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 75.1% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balaclava (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balaclava (Vic.) was 79.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 90.1% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balaclava (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Balaclava (Vic.) was 27.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 29.3% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balaclava (Vic.).