Crime Dashboard - Harkaway
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 | 6 | 927 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 692 | 43 |
| violent | 2 | 770 | 10 |
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 | 927 | 1,807 | -48.7% |
| motor vehicle | 692 | 789 | -12.4% |
| violent | 770 | 580 | 32.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 48.7% to 927 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.4% to 692 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 32.7% to 770 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 | Harkaway1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 927 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 692 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 770 | 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 Harkaway was 28.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 25.5% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Harkaway.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Harkaway was 37.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 33.3% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Harkaway.
- the rate of violent crime in Harkaway was 73.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 72.8% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Harkaway.