Crime Dashboard - Brighton (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-ins | 119 | 1,153 | 83 |
| motor vehicle | 232 | 1,172 | 69 |
| violent | 80 | 1,126 | 22 |
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 | 1,153 | 1,159 | -0.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,172 | 1,353 | -13.4% |
| violent | 1,126 | 1,438 | -21.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 0.5% to 1,153 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.4% to 1,172 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.7% to 1,126 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 | Brighton (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,153 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,172 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,126 | 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 Brighton (Vic.) was 60.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 56.1% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Brighton (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Brighton (Vic.) was 6.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 13.0% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Brighton (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Brighton (Vic.) was 60.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.2% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Brighton (Vic.).