Crime Dashboard - Ferny Creek
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 | 2 | 139 | 5 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 313 | 14 |
| violent | 7 | 1,045 | 18 |
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 | 139 | 557 | -74.9% |
| motor vehicle | 313 | 312 | 0.3% |
| violent | 1,045 | 255 | 309.9% |
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 74.9% to 139 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 0.3% to 313 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 309.9% to 1,045 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 | Ferny Creek1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 139 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 313 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,045 | 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 Ferny Creek was 80.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 81.1% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ferny Creek.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ferny Creek was 71.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 69.8% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ferny Creek.
- the rate of violent crime in Ferny Creek was 63.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 63.1% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ferny Creek.