Crime Dashboard - Clayton 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-ins6597577
motor vehicle2021,58982
violent551,76944

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-ins9751,113-12.4%
motor vehicle1,5892,100-24.3%
violent1,7692,322-23.8%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 12.4% to 975 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.3% to 1,589 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 23.8% to 1,769 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
Clayton South1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins975721739
motor vehicle1,5891,1001,036
violent1,7692,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Clayton South was 35.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 32.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Clayton South.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Clayton South was 44.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 53.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Clayton South.
  • the rate of violent crime in Clayton South was 38.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 37.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Clayton South.