Crime Dashboard - Ballarat Central
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 | 33 | 1,316 | 87 |
| motor vehicle | 174 | 4,143 | 99 |
| violent | 166 | 12,294 | 99 |
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 | 1,316 | 1,615 | -18.5% |
| motor vehicle | 4,143 | 5,109 | -18.9% |
| violent | 12,294 | 10,537 | 16.7% |
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 18.5% to 1,316 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.9% to 4,143 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 16.7% to 12,294 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 | Ballarat Central1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,316 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 4,143 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 12,294 | 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 Ballarat Central was 82.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 78.2% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ballarat Central.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ballarat Central was 276.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 299.8% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ballarat Central.
- the rate of violent crime in Ballarat Central was 329.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 334.6% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ballarat Central.