Crime Dashboard - Beechworth
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 | 3 | 249 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 516 | 29 |
| violent | 13 | 1,583 | 38 |
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 | 249 | 231 | 7.8% |
| motor vehicle | 516 | 662 | -22.0% |
| violent | 1,583 | 1,573 | 0.6% |
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 7.8% to 249 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.0% to 516 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 0.6% to 1,583 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 | Beechworth1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 249 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 516 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,583 | 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 Beechworth was 65.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 66.3% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Beechworth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Beechworth was 53.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 50.2% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Beechworth.
- the rate of violent crime in Beechworth was 44.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 44.1% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Beechworth.