Crime Dashboard - Kensington (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 | 52 | 824 | 69 |
| motor vehicle | 209 | 1,942 | 89 |
| violent | 90 | 2,738 | 68 |
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 | 824 | 895 | -7.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,942 | 2,358 | -17.6% |
| violent | 2,738 | 1,682 | 62.8% |
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 7.9% to 824 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.6% to 1,942 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 62.8% to 2,738 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 | Kensington (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 824 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,942 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,738 | 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 Kensington (Vic.) was 14.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.6% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kensington (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kensington (Vic.) was 76.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 87.4% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kensington (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Kensington (Vic.) was 4.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 3.2% lower than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kensington (Vic.).