Crime Dashboard - Heidelberg West
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 | 56 | 1,694 | 94 |
| motor vehicle | 111 | 2,198 | 93 |
| violent | 122 | 7,374 | 95 |
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 | 1,694 | 1,739 | -2.6% |
| motor vehicle | 2,198 | 2,264 | -2.9% |
| violent | 7,374 | 8,329 | -11.5% |
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 2.6% to 1,694 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.9% to 2,198 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.5% to 7,374 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 West1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,694 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,198 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 7,374 | 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 West was 135.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 129.4% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Heidelberg West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Heidelberg West was 99.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 112.1% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Heidelberg West.
- the rate of violent crime in Heidelberg West was 157.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 160.7% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Heidelberg West.