Crime Dashboard - Fairfield (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 | 29 | 838 | 70 |
| motor vehicle | 105 | 1,450 | 79 |
| violent | 50 | 2,990 | 72 |
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 | 838 | 783 | 7.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,450 | 1,919 | -24.4% |
| violent | 2,990 | 3,763 | -20.6% |
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 7.1% to 838 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.4% to 1,450 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.6% to 2,990 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 | Fairfield (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 838 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,450 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,990 | 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 Fairfield (Vic.) was 16.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 13.5% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Fairfield (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Fairfield (Vic.) was 31.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 39.9% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Fairfield (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Fairfield (Vic.) was 4.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 5.7% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Fairfield (Vic.).