Crime Dashboard - Box Hill 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-ins4993375
motor vehicle1161,32075
violent211,09221

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-ins93370632.2%
motor vehicle1,3201,378-4.1%
violent1,0921,198-8.9%

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 32.2% to 933 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.1% to 1,320 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 8.9% to 1,092 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 South1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins933721739
motor vehicle1,3201,1001,036
violent1,0922,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Box Hill South was 29.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 26.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Box Hill South.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Box Hill South was 20.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 27.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Box Hill South.
  • the rate of violent crime in Box Hill South was 61.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 61.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Box Hill South.