Crime Dashboard - Burwood 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-ins5694476
motor vehicle1451,30474
violent511,60039

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-ins94450288.0%
motor vehicle1,3041,02427.4%
violent1,6001,664-3.9%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 88.0% to 944 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 27.4% to 1,304 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.9% to 1,600 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 East1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins944721739
motor vehicle1,3041,1001,036
violent1,6002,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Burwood East was 31.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 27.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burwood East.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burwood East was 18.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 25.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Burwood East.
  • the rate of violent crime in Burwood East was 44.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 43.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burwood East.