Crime Dashboard - Beaufort (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 | 13 | 1,293 | 87 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 758 | 48 |
| violent | 10 | 2,761 | 68 |
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 | 577 | 124.2% |
| motor vehicle | 758 | 1,368 | -44.6% |
| violent | 2,761 | 3,234 | -14.6% |
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 124.2% to 1,293 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 44.6% to 758 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.6% to 2,761 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 | Beaufort (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,293 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 758 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,761 | 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 Beaufort (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 Beaufort (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Beaufort (Vic.) was 31.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 26.9% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Beaufort (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Beaufort (Vic.) was 3.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 2.4% lower than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Beaufort (Vic.).