Crime Dashboard - Mitcham (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 | 57 | 585 | 52 |
| motor vehicle | 265 | 1,387 | 77 |
| violent | 69 | 1,386 | 31 |
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 | 585 | 594 | -1.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,387 | 1,002 | 38.4% |
| violent | 1,386 | 1,605 | -13.6% |
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 1.4% to 585 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 38.4% to 1,387 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.6% to 1,386 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 | Mitcham (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 585 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,387 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,386 | 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 Mitcham (Vic.) was 18.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 20.8% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mitcham (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mitcham (Vic.) was 26.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 33.8% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mitcham (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Mitcham (Vic.) was 51.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 51.0% lower than the national average.
- around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mitcham (Vic.).