Crime Dashboard - Belmont (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 | 38 | 713 | 62 |
| motor vehicle | 173 | 1,565 | 81 |
| violent | 118 | 3,118 | 74 |
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 | 713 | 705 | 1.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,565 | 1,518 | 3.1% |
| violent | 3,118 | 3,041 | 2.5% |
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 1.1% to 713 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.1% to 1,565 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 2.5% to 3,118 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 | Belmont (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 713 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,565 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,118 | 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 Belmont (Vic.) was 1.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 3.4% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Belmont (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Belmont (Vic.) was 42.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 51.0% higher than the national average.
- around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Belmont (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Belmont (Vic.) was 8.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 10.2% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Belmont (Vic.).