Crime Dashboard - Ballarat East
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 | 1,284 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 112 | 1,965 | 89 |
| violent | 63 | 3,764 | 81 |
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 | 1,284 | 1,694 | -24.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,965 | 2,733 | -28.1% |
| violent | 3,764 | 4,007 | -6.1% |
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 24.2% to 1,284 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.1% to 1,965 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.1% to 3,764 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 East1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,284 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,965 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,764 | 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 East was 78.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 73.8% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ballarat East.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ballarat East was 78.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 89.6% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ballarat East.
- the rate of violent crime in Ballarat East was 31.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 33.0% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ballarat East.