Crime Dashboard - Knoxfield

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-ins2660053
motor vehicle7785154
violent381,99451

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-ins600598 0.5%
motor vehicle8511,205-29.4%
violent1,9941,714 16.4%

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 0.5% to 600 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.4% to 851 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 16.4% to 1,994 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
Knoxfield1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins600721739
motor vehicle8511,1001,036
violent1,9942,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Knoxfield was 16.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 18.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Knoxfield.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Knoxfield was 22.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 17.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Knoxfield.
  • the rate of violent crime in Knoxfield was 30.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 29.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Knoxfield.