Crime Dashboard - Heidelberg Heights
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 | 36 | 893 | 74 |
| motor vehicle | 117 | 1,491 | 80 |
| violent | 77 | 3,945 | 82 |
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 | 893 | 1,300 | -31.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,491 | 1,530 | -2.6% |
| violent | 3,945 | 3,717 | 6.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 31.3% to 893 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.6% to 1,491 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.2% to 3,945 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 | Heidelberg Heights1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 893 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,491 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,945 | 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 Heidelberg Heights was 23.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 20.9% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Heidelberg Heights.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Heidelberg Heights was 35.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 43.8% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Heidelberg Heights.
- the rate of violent crime in Heidelberg Heights was 37.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 39.5% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Heidelberg Heights.