Crime Dashboard - Doncaster
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 | 232 | 1,491 | 91 |
| motor vehicle | 268 | 972 | 59 |
| violent | 114 | 1,698 | 42 |
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 | 1,491 | 1,129 | 32.0% |
| motor vehicle | 972 | 883 | 10.0% |
| violent | 1,698 | 1,764 | -3.7% |
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 32.0% to 1,491 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 10.0% to 972 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.7% to 1,698 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 | Doncaster1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,491 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 972 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,698 | 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 Doncaster was 106.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 101.8% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Doncaster.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Doncaster was 11.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 6.2% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Doncaster.
- the rate of violent crime in Doncaster was 40.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 40.0% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Doncaster.