Crime Dashboard - Box Hill (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-ins1291,64893
motor vehicle2661,51680
violent1583,85881

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-ins1,6481,576 4.6%
motor vehicle1,5161,616-6.2%
violent3,8584,061-5.0%

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 4.6% to 1,648 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.2% to 1,516 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 5.0% to 3,858 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
Box Hill (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,648721739
motor vehicle1,5161,1001,036
violent3,8582,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Box Hill (Vic.) was 128.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 123.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Box Hill (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Box Hill (Vic.) was 37.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 46.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Box Hill (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Box Hill (Vic.) was 34.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 36.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Box Hill (Vic.).