Crime Dashboard - Heathcote (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-ins1081368
motor vehicle1864439
violent353,16374

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-ins81341396.6%
motor vehicle64456813.3%
violent3,1633,445-8.2%

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 96.6% to 813 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 13.3% to 644 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 8.2% to 3,163 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
Heathcote (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins813721739
motor vehicle6441,1001,036
violent3,1632,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Heathcote (Vic.) was 12.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 10.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Heathcote (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Heathcote (Vic.) was 41.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 37.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Heathcote (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Heathcote (Vic.) was 10.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Heathcote (Vic.).