Crime Dashboard - Melton (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-ins | 76 | 1,706 | 94 |
| motor vehicle | 177 | 2,387 | 94 |
| violent | 203 | 9,105 | 97 |
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 | 1,706 | 2,501 | -31.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,387 | 2,447 | -2.4% |
| violent | 9,105 | 11,423 | -20.3% |
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 31.8% to 1,706 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.4% to 2,387 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.3% to 9,105 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 | Melton (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,706 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,387 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,105 | 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 Melton (Vic.) was 136.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 131.0% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melton (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melton (Vic.) was 116.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 130.3% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melton (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Melton (Vic.) was 217.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 221.8% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melton (Vic.).