Crime Dashboard - Bentleigh
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 | 53 | 652 | 58 |
| motor vehicle | 154 | 1,151 | 68 |
| violent | 59 | 1,322 | 29 |
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 | 652 | 709 | -8.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,151 | 1,314 | -12.4% |
| violent | 1,322 | 1,747 | -24.3% |
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 8.0% to 652 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.4% to 1,151 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 24.3% to 1,322 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 | Bentleigh1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 652 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,151 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,322 | 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 Bentleigh was 9.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 11.7% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bentleigh.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bentleigh was 4.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.0% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bentleigh.
- the rate of violent crime in Bentleigh was 53.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.3% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bentleigh.