Crime Dashboard - Hamlyn Heights
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 | 24 | 742 | 64 |
| motor vehicle | 38 | 795 | 50 |
| violent | 26 | 1,559 | 37 |
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 | 742 | 632 | 17.4% |
| motor vehicle | 795 | 1,266 | -37.1% |
| violent | 1,559 | 2,502 | -37.7% |
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 17.4% to 742 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.1% to 795 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 37.7% to 1,559 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 | Hamlyn Heights1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 742 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 795 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,559 | 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 Hamlyn Heights was 2.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 0.4% higher than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hamlyn Heights.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hamlyn Heights was 27.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 23.3% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hamlyn Heights.
- the rate of violent crime in Hamlyn Heights was 45.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 44.9% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hamlyn Heights.