Crime Dashboard - Kew (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 | 109 | 822 | 69 |
| motor vehicle | 268 | 1,060 | 64 |
| violent | 83 | 1,458 | 34 |
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 | 822 | 920 | -10.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,060 | 1,384 | -23.4% |
| violent | 1,458 | 1,139 | 28.0% |
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 10.7% to 822 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 23.4% to 1,060 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 28.0% to 1,458 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 | Kew (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 822 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,060 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,458 | 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 Kew (Vic.) was 14.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.2% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kew (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kew (Vic.) was 3.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 2.2% higher than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kew (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Kew (Vic.) was 49.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 48.5% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kew (Vic.).