Crime Dashboard - Maldon (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-ins21879
motor vehicle741922
violent281611

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-ins187595-68.5%
motor vehicle419925-54.7%
violent8161,311-37.7%

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 68.5% to 187 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 54.7% to 419 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 37.7% to 816 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
Maldon (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins187721739
motor vehicle4191,1001,036
violent8162,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Maldon (Vic.) was 74.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 74.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Maldon (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Maldon (Vic.) was 61.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 59.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Maldon (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Maldon (Vic.) was 71.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 71.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Maldon (Vic.).