Crime Dashboard - Heatherton
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 | 13 | 754 | 65 |
| motor vehicle | 50 | 1,427 | 78 |
| violent | 18 | 2,416 | 61 |
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 | 754 | 971 | -22.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,427 | 1,134 | 25.9% |
| violent | 2,416 | 2,165 | 11.6% |
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 22.3% to 754 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 25.9% to 1,427 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 11.6% to 2,416 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 | Heatherton1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 754 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,427 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,416 | 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 Heatherton was 4.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 2.1% higher than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Heatherton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Heatherton was 29.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 37.7% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Heatherton.
- the rate of violent crime in Heatherton was 15.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 14.6% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Heatherton.