Crime Dashboard - Merbein
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 | 13 | 1,472 | 90 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 993 | 61 |
| violent | 39 | 5,220 | 89 |
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 | 1,472 | 1,233 | 19.4% |
| motor vehicle | 993 | 779 | 27.5% |
| violent | 5,220 | 7,695 | -32.2% |
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 19.4% to 1,472 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 27.5% to 993 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 32.2% to 5,220 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 | Merbein1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,472 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 993 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,220 | 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 Merbein was 104.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 99.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Merbein.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Merbein was 9.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 4.2% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Merbein.
- the rate of violent crime in Merbein was 82.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 84.5% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Merbein.