Crime Dashboard - Hastings (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-ins481,16083
motor vehicle1291,31074
violent1585,46690

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-ins1,160873 32.9%
motor vehicle1,3101,654-20.8%
violent5,4665,279 3.5%

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 32.9% to 1,160 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.8% to 1,310 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 3.5% to 5,466 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
Hastings (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,160721739
motor vehicle1,3101,1001,036
violent5,4662,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hastings (Vic.) was 61.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 57.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hastings (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hastings (Vic.) was 19.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 26.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hastings (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Hastings (Vic.) was 90.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 93.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hastings (Vic.).