Crime Dashboard - Hawthorn (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-ins9579367
motor vehicle2931,35176
violent841,23725

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-ins793799 -0.7%
motor vehicle1,3511,652-18.2%
violent1,2371,508-17.9%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 0.7% to 793 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.2% to 1,351 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 17.9% to 1,237 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
Hawthorn (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins793721739
motor vehicle1,3511,1001,036
violent1,2372,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hawthorn (Vic.) was 10.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 7.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hawthorn (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hawthorn (Vic.) was 22.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 30.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hawthorn (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Hawthorn (Vic.) was 56.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 56.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hawthorn (Vic.).