Crime Dashboard - Bittern
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 | 6 | 390 | 32 |
| motor vehicle | 38 | 859 | 54 |
| violent | 9 | 638 | 6 |
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 | 390 | 369 | 5.6% |
| motor vehicle | 859 | 614 | 39.9% |
| violent | 638 | 866 | -26.4% |
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 5.6% to 390 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 39.9% to 859 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.4% to 638 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 | Bittern1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 390 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 859 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 638 | 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 Bittern was 45.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 47.2% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bittern.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bittern was 21.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 17.1% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bittern.
- the rate of violent crime in Bittern was 77.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 77.5% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bittern.