Crime Dashboard - Blackburn South
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 | 37 | 718 | 62 |
| motor vehicle | 147 | 1,348 | 76 |
| violent | 34 | 989 | 16 |
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 | 718 | 385 | 86.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,348 | 620 | 117.5% |
| violent | 989 | 1,588 | -37.7% |
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 86.4% to 718 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 117.5% to 1,348 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 37.7% to 989 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 | Blackburn South1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 718 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,348 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 989 | 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 Blackburn South was 0.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 2.8% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Blackburn South.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Blackburn South was 22.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 30.1% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Blackburn South.
- the rate of violent crime in Blackburn South was 65.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 65.1% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Blackburn South.