Crime Dashboard - Mortlake (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-ins685972
motor vehicle648127
violent173,21075

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-ins859755 13.8%
motor vehicle481219119.2%
violent3,2102,822 13.7%

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 13.8% to 859 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 119.2% to 481 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 13.7% to 3,210 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
Mortlake (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins859721739
motor vehicle4811,1001,036
violent3,2102,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Mortlake (Vic.) was 19.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 16.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mortlake (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mortlake (Vic.) was 56.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mortlake (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Mortlake (Vic.) was 12.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 13.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mortlake (Vic.).