Crime Dashboard - Elwood
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 | 62 | 955 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 242 | 1,714 | 85 |
| violent | 60 | 1,477 | 35 |
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 | 955 | 846 | 12.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,714 | 1,826 | -6.1% |
| violent | 1,477 | 2,084 | -29.1% |
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 12.9% to 955 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.1% to 1,714 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.1% to 1,477 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 | Elwood1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 955 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,714 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,477 | 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 Elwood was 32.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 29.3% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Elwood.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Elwood was 55.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 65.4% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Elwood.
- the rate of violent crime in Elwood was 48.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 47.8% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Elwood.