Crime Dashboard - Eltham (Vic.)
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 | 32 | 298 | 21 |
| motor vehicle | 81 | 364 | 18 |
| violent | 83 | 1,619 | 39 |
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 | 298 | 281 | 6.0% |
| motor vehicle | 364 | 624 | -41.6% |
| violent | 1,619 | 1,475 | 9.7% |
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 6.0% to 298 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 41.6% to 364 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 9.7% to 1,619 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 | Eltham (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 298 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 364 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,619 | 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 Eltham (Vic.) was 58.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 59.6% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Eltham (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Eltham (Vic.) was 66.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 64.8% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Eltham (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Eltham (Vic.) was 43.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 42.8% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Eltham (Vic.).