Crime Dashboard - Newcomb
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 | 24 | 1,137 | 82 |
| motor vehicle | 46 | 1,018 | 62 |
| violent | 67 | 5,481 | 90 |
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 | 1,137 | 1,145 | -0.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,018 | 1,313 | -22.4% |
| violent | 5,481 | 4,465 | 22.8% |
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 0.7% to 1,137 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.4% to 1,018 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 22.8% to 5,481 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 | Newcomb1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,137 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,018 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,481 | 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 Newcomb was 57.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 54.0% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newcomb.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newcomb was 7.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 1.8% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newcomb.
- the rate of violent crime in Newcomb was 91.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 93.8% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newcomb.