Crime Dashboard - Caulfield

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-ins2086372
motor vehicle4680850
violent261,51436

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-ins863691 25.0%
motor vehicle808932-13.3%
violent1,5142,013-24.8%

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 25.0% to 863 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.3% to 808 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 24.8% to 1,514 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
Caulfield1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins863721739
motor vehicle8081,1001,036
violent1,5142,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Caulfield was 19.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 16.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Caulfield.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Caulfield was 26.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 22.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Caulfield.
  • the rate of violent crime in Caulfield was 47.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 46.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Caulfield.