Crime Dashboard - Melton South
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 | 68 | 1,107 | 81 |
| motor vehicle | 107 | 951 | 58 |
| violent | 190 | 5,431 | 90 |
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 | 1,107 | 1,814 | -39.0% |
| motor vehicle | 951 | 1,256 | -24.3% |
| violent | 5,431 | 7,013 | -22.6% |
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 39.0% to 1,107 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.3% to 951 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 22.6% to 5,431 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 South1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,107 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 951 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,431 | 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 South was 53.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 49.8% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melton South.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melton South was 13.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 8.3% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melton South.
- the rate of violent crime in Melton South was 89.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 92.0% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melton South.