Crime Dashboard - Melton West
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 | 26 | 728 | 63 |
| motor vehicle | 108 | 1,216 | 71 |
| violent | 142 | 6,155 | 92 |
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 | 728 | 655 | 11.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,216 | 1,412 | -13.9% |
| violent | 6,155 | 6,189 | -0.6% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 11.2% to 728 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.9% to 1,216 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 0.6% to 6,155 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 West1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 728 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,216 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,155 | 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 West was 1.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 1.4% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melton West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melton West was 10.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 17.3% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melton West.
- the rate of violent crime in Melton West was 114.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 117.6% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melton West.