Crime Dashboard - Burnside (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-ins2145239
motor vehicle5072145
violent211,40732

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-ins45227067.3%
motor vehicle72164012.7%
violent1,4071,466-4.0%

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 67.3% to 452 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 12.7% to 721 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 4.0% to 1,407 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
Burnside (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins452721739
motor vehicle7211,1001,036
violent1,4072,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Burnside (Vic.) was 37.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 38.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burnside (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burnside (Vic.) was 34.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 30.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Burnside (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Burnside (Vic.) was 50.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 50.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burnside (Vic.).