Crime Dashboard - Melbourne
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 | 345 | 913 | 74 |
| motor vehicle | 1,495 | 2,089 | 91 |
| violent | 2,059 | 11,867 | 98 |
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 | 913 | 1,262 | -27.7% |
| motor vehicle | 2,089 | 2,067 | 1.1% |
| violent | 11,867 | 10,995 | 7.9% |
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 27.7% to 913 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 1.1% to 2,089 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.9% to 11,867 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 | Melbourne1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 913 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,089 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,867 | 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 Melbourne was 26.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 23.6% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melbourne.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melbourne was 89.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 101.5% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melbourne.
- the rate of violent crime in Melbourne was 314.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 319.5% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melbourne.