Crime Dashboard - Black Rock (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-ins2880668
motor vehicle5096459
violent221,35930

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-ins80645178.7%
motor vehicle964911 5.8%
violent1,35996440.9%

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 78.7% to 806 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 5.8% to 964 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 40.9% to 1,359 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
Black Rock (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins806721739
motor vehicle9641,1001,036
violent1,3592,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Black Rock (Vic.) was 11.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 9.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Black Rock (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Black Rock (Vic.) was 12.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 7.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Black Rock (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Black Rock (Vic.) was 52.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 52.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Black Rock (Vic.).