Crime Dashboard - East Melbourne
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 | 45 | 1,683 | 93 |
| motor vehicle | 161 | 3,272 | 97 |
| violent | 101 | 6,939 | 94 |
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 | 1,683 | 1,909 | -11.9% |
| motor vehicle | 3,272 | 3,323 | -1.5% |
| violent | 6,939 | 6,662 | 4.2% |
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 11.9% to 1,683 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 1.5% to 3,272 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 4.2% to 6,939 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 | East Melbourne1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,683 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,272 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,939 | 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 East Melbourne was 133.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 127.8% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Melbourne.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Melbourne was 197.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 215.7% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Melbourne.
- the rate of violent crime in East Melbourne was 142.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 145.3% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Melbourne.