Crime Dashboard - Brunswick (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-ins1381,30787
motor vehicle5151,99090
violent2102,91471

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-ins1,3071,085 20.5%
motor vehicle1,9902,554-22.1%
violent2,9142,842 2.5%

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 20.5% to 1,307 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.1% to 1,990 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 2.5% to 2,914 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
Brunswick (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,307721739
motor vehicle1,9901,1001,036
violent2,9142,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Brunswick (Vic.) was 81.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 76.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Brunswick (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Brunswick (Vic.) was 80.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 92.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Brunswick (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Brunswick (Vic.) was 1.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 3.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Brunswick (Vic.).