Crime Dashboard - Caulfield South

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-ins5582069
motor vehicle10798660
violent3288814

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-ins820906 -9.5%
motor vehicle9861,333-26.0%
violent888968 -8.2%

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 9.5% to 820 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.0% to 986 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 8.2% to 888 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
Caulfield South1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins820721739
motor vehicle9861,1001,036
violent8882,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Caulfield South was 13.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Caulfield South.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Caulfield South was 10.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 4.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Caulfield South.
  • the rate of violent crime in Caulfield South was 69.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 68.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Caulfield South.