Crime Dashboard - Burwood (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 | 63 | 806 | 68 |
| motor vehicle | 218 | 1,590 | 82 |
| violent | 65 | 1,298 | 28 |
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 | 806 | 821 | -1.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,590 | 1,541 | 3.1% |
| violent | 1,298 | 1,663 | -21.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.8% to 806 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.1% to 1,590 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.9% to 1,298 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 | Burwood (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 806 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,590 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,298 | 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 Burwood (Vic.) was 11.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 9.1% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burwood (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burwood (Vic.) 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 Burwood (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Burwood (Vic.) was 54.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 54.1% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burwood (Vic.).