Crime Dashboard - Mernda
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 | 36 | 290 | 20 |
| motor vehicle | 139 | 474 | 27 |
| violent | 144 | 1,881 | 48 |
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 | 290 | 304 | -4.8% |
| motor vehicle | 474 | 642 | -26.1% |
| violent | 1,881 | 2,596 | -27.5% |
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 4.8% to 290 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.1% to 474 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 27.5% to 1,881 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 | Mernda1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 290 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 474 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,881 | 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 Mernda was 59.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.8% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mernda.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mernda was 56.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 54.2% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mernda.
- the rate of violent crime in Mernda was 34.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 33.5% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mernda.