Crime Dashboard - Melba
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-ins | 10 | 1,339 | 88 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 798 | 50 |
| violent | 39 | 3,150 | 74 |
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 | 1,339 | 997 | 34.3% |
| motor vehicle | 798 | 628 | 27.1% |
| violent | 3,150 | 2,499 | 26.0% |
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 34.3% to 1,339 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 27.1% to 798 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 26.0% to 3,150 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 | Melba1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,339 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 798 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,150 | 2,574 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Melba was 36.9% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 81.3% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melba.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melba was 41.4% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 23.0% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melba.
- the rate of violent crime in Melba was 22.4% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 11.4% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melba.