Crime Dashboard - Hillside (Melton - 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-ins | 30 | 344 | 26 |
| motor vehicle | 86 | 476 | 27 |
| violent | 71 | 1,599 | 39 |
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 | 344 | 397 | -13.3% |
| motor vehicle | 476 | 888 | -46.5% |
| violent | 1,599 | 1,940 | -17.6% |
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 13.3% to 344 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 46.5% to 476 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.6% to 1,599 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 | Hillside (Melton - Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 344 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 476 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,599 | 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 Hillside (Melton - Vic.) was 52.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.5% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hillside (Melton - Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hillside (Melton - Vic.) was 56.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 54.1% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hillside (Melton - Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Hillside (Melton - Vic.) was 44.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 43.5% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hillside (Melton - Vic.).