Crime Dashboard - McKellar

Australian Capital Territory • 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-ins101,60592
motor vehicle21,23472
violent101,47435

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-ins1,60588481.5%
motor vehicle1,2341,11410.8%
violent1,4741,535-4.0%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 81.5% to 1,605 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 10.8% to 1,234 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 4.0% to 1,474 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
McKellar1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins1,605978739
motor vehicle1,2341,3611,036
violent1,4742,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in McKellar was 64.0% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 117.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than McKellar.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in McKellar was 9.4% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 19.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than McKellar.
  • the rate of violent crime in McKellar was 42.7% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 47.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than McKellar.