Crime Dashboard - Golden Point (Ballarat - 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 | 18 | 1,544 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 75 | 3,403 | 98 |
| violent | 9 | 2,710 | 67 |
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 | 1,544 | 1,538 | 0.4% |
| motor vehicle | 3,403 | 3,849 | -11.6% |
| violent | 2,710 | 2,994 | -9.5% |
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 0.4% to 1,544 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.6% to 3,403 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.5% to 2,710 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 | Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,544 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,403 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,710 | 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 Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) was 114.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 109.1% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) was 209.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 228.4% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) was 5.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 4.2% lower than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.).