Crime Dashboard - Essendon West
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 | 4 | 388 | 32 |
| motor vehicle | 9 | 508 | 29 |
| violent | 7 | 2,298 | 58 |
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 | 388 | 311 | 25.0% |
| motor vehicle | 508 | 1,016 | -50.1% |
| violent | 2,298 | 1,120 | 105.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 25.0% to 388 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 50.1% to 508 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 105.2% to 2,298 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 | Essendon West1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 388 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 508 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,298 | 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 Essendon West was 46.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 47.4% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Essendon West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Essendon West was 53.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 51.0% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Essendon West.
- the rate of violent crime in Essendon West was 19.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 18.8% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Essendon West.