Crime Dashboard - Hawthorn East

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-ins7682069
motor vehicle1401,03563
violent571,45934

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-ins820759 8.0%
motor vehicle1,0351,628-36.4%
violent1,4591,140 27.9%

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 8.0% to 820 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 36.4% to 1,035 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 27.9% to 1,459 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 East1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins820721739
motor vehicle1,0351,1001,036
violent1,4592,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hawthorn East was 13.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hawthorn East.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hawthorn East was 5.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 0.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hawthorn East.
  • the rate of violent crime in Hawthorn East was 49.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 48.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hawthorn East.