Crime Dashboard - Newington (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 | 9 | 1,014 | 79 |
| motor vehicle | 30 | 1,736 | 86 |
| violent | 5 | 1,115 | 22 |
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 | 1,014 | 800 | 26.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,736 | 2,575 | -32.6% |
| violent | 1,115 | 1,176 | -5.1% |
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 26.8% to 1,014 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 32.6% to 1,736 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.1% to 1,115 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 | Newington (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,014 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,736 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,115 | 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 Newington (Vic.) was 40.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 37.3% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newington (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newington (Vic.) was 57.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 67.5% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newington (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Newington (Vic.) was 61.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.6% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newington (Vic.).