Crime Dashboard - Golden Square
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 | 34 | 802 | 68 |
| motor vehicle | 73 | 1,172 | 69 |
| violent | 75 | 2,832 | 69 |
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 | 802 | 711 | 12.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,172 | 1,267 | -7.5% |
| violent | 2,832 | 3,144 | -9.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 12.9% to 802 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.5% to 1,172 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.9% to 2,832 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 Square1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 802 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,172 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,832 | 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 Square was 11.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 8.6% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Golden Square.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Golden Square was 6.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 13.1% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Golden Square.
- the rate of violent crime in Golden Square was 1.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 0.1% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Golden Square.