Crime Dashboard - Bell Post Hill
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 | 31 | 985 | 78 |
| motor vehicle | 38 | 873 | 54 |
| violent | 38 | 2,952 | 71 |
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 | 985 | 888 | 10.9% |
| motor vehicle | 873 | 1,509 | -42.2% |
| violent | 2,952 | 2,694 | 9.6% |
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 10.9% to 985 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 42.2% to 873 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 9.6% to 2,952 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 | Bell Post Hill1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 985 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 873 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,952 | 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 Bell Post Hill was 36.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 33.4% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bell Post Hill.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bell Post Hill was 20.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 15.8% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bell Post Hill.
- the rate of violent crime in Bell Post Hill was 3.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 4.3% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bell Post Hill.