Crime Dashboard - Clayton
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 | 78 | 694 | 60 |
| motor vehicle | 419 | 2,087 | 91 |
| violent | 150 | 2,526 | 64 |
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 | 694 | 1,033 | -32.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,087 | 2,280 | -8.5% |
| violent | 2,526 | 3,121 | -19.0% |
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 32.8% to 694 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.5% to 2,087 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.0% to 2,526 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 | Clayton1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 694 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,087 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,526 | 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 Clayton was 3.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 6.0% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Clayton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Clayton was 89.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 101.4% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Clayton.
- the rate of violent crime in Clayton was 11.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 10.7% lower than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Clayton.