Crime Dashboard - Brunswick East

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-ins811,17283
motor vehicle1911,59082
violent511,66241

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-ins1,1721,108 5.7%
motor vehicle1,5901,891-15.9%
violent1,6621,376 20.8%

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 5.7% to 1,172 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.9% to 1,590 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 20.8% to 1,662 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 East1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,172721739
motor vehicle1,5901,1001,036
violent1,6622,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Brunswick East was 62.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 58.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Brunswick East.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Brunswick East was 44.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 53.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Brunswick East.
  • the rate of violent crime in Brunswick East was 42.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 41.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Brunswick East.