Crime Dashboard - Charlton (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 | 3 | 287 | 20 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 214 | 7 |
| violent | 5 | 1,609 | 39 |
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 | 287 | 335 | -14.3% |
| motor vehicle | 214 | 220 | -2.7% |
| violent | 1,609 | 2,149 | -25.1% |
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 14.3% to 287 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.7% to 214 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 25.1% to 1,609 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 | Charlton (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 287 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 214 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,609 | 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 Charlton (Vic.) was 60.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 61.1% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Charlton (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Charlton (Vic.) was 80.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 79.4% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Charlton (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Charlton (Vic.) was 43.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 43.1% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Charlton (Vic.).