Crime Dashboard - Canterbury (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 | 46 | 1,165 | 83 |
| motor vehicle | 53 | 681 | 42 |
| violent | 12 | 587 | 5 |
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 | 1,165 | 858 | 35.7% |
| motor vehicle | 681 | 1,084 | -37.2% |
| violent | 587 | 540 | 8.6% |
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 35.7% to 1,165 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.2% to 681 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.6% to 587 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 | Canterbury (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,165 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 681 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 587 | 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 Canterbury (Vic.) was 61.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 57.7% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Canterbury (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Canterbury (Vic.) was 38.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 34.3% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Canterbury (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Canterbury (Vic.) was 79.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 79.3% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Canterbury (Vic.).