Crime Dashboard - Kinglake 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 | 2 | 376 | 30 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 211 | 6 |
| violent | 11 | 2,533 | 64 |
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 | 376 | 93 | 306.1% |
| motor vehicle | 211 | 425 | -50.3% |
| violent | 2,533 | 1,931 | 31.1% |
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 306.1% to 376 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 50.3% to 211 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 31.1% to 2,533 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 | Kinglake West1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 376 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 211 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,533 | 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 Kinglake West was 47.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 49.0% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kinglake West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kinglake West was 80.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 79.6% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kinglake West.
- the rate of violent crime in Kinglake West was 11.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 10.5% lower than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kinglake West.