Crime Dashboard - Highett
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 | 62 | 1,003 | 78 |
| motor vehicle | 151 | 1,441 | 79 |
| violent | 75 | 2,093 | 53 |
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 | 1,003 | 781 | 28.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,441 | 1,259 | 14.5% |
| violent | 2,093 | 1,973 | 6.1% |
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 28.5% to 1,003 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 14.5% to 1,441 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.1% to 2,093 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 | Highett1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,003 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,441 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,093 | 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 Highett was 39.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 35.8% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Highett.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Highett was 31.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 39.0% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Highett.
- the rate of violent crime in Highett was 26.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 26.0% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Highett.