Crime Dashboard - Chelsea
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 | 30 | 722 | 62 |
| motor vehicle | 93 | 1,157 | 69 |
| violent | 87 | 3,291 | 76 |
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 | 722 | 536 | 34.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,157 | 1,109 | 4.3% |
| violent | 3,291 | 3,528 | -6.7% |
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 34.7% to 722 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.3% to 1,157 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.7% to 3,291 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 | Chelsea1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 722 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,157 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,291 | 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 Chelsea was 0.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 2.3% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Chelsea.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Chelsea was 5.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.6% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Chelsea.
- the rate of violent crime in Chelsea was 14.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 16.3% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Chelsea.