Crime Dashboard - Ballarat 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-ins | 14 | 616 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 34 | 1,336 | 75 |
| violent | 31 | 2,398 | 61 |
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 | 616 | 755 | -18.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,336 | 1,721 | -22.4% |
| violent | 2,398 | 1,598 | 50.1% |
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 18.4% to 616 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.4% to 1,336 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 50.1% to 2,398 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 North1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 616 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,336 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,398 | 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 North was 14.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 16.6% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ballarat North.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ballarat North was 21.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 28.9% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ballarat North.
- the rate of violent crime in Ballarat North was 16.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 15.2% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ballarat North.