Crime Dashboard - Newport (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 | 30 | 472 | 41 |
| motor vehicle | 157 | 1,247 | 72 |
| violent | 49 | 1,337 | 29 |
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 | 472 | 421 | 12.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,247 | 1,750 | -28.8% |
| violent | 1,337 | 1,531 | -12.7% |
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 12.2% to 472 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.8% to 1,247 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.7% to 1,337 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 | Newport (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 472 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,247 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,337 | 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 Newport (Vic.) was 34.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 36.1% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newport (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newport (Vic.) was 13.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 20.3% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newport (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Newport (Vic.) was 53.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 52.7% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newport (Vic.).