Crime Dashboard - Forest Hill (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 | 51 | 822 | 69 |
| motor vehicle | 111 | 999 | 61 |
| violent | 55 | 1,995 | 51 |
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 | 822 | 502 | 63.9% |
| motor vehicle | 999 | 913 | 9.5% |
| violent | 1,995 | 1,894 | 5.3% |
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 63.9% to 822 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 9.5% to 999 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 5.3% to 1,995 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 | Forest Hill (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 822 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 999 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,995 | 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 Forest Hill (Vic.) was 14.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.3% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Forest Hill (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Forest Hill (Vic.) was 9.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 3.6% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Forest Hill (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Forest Hill (Vic.) was 30.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 29.5% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Forest Hill (Vic.).