Crime Dashboard - Nichols Point
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 | 3 | 423 | 36 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 540 | 31 |
| violent | 15 | 3,156 | 74 |
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 | 423 | 430 | -1.7% |
| motor vehicle | 540 | 516 | 4.6% |
| violent | 3,156 | 1,608 | 96.3% |
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 1.7% to 423 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.6% to 540 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 96.3% to 3,156 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 | Nichols Point1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 423 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 540 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,156 | 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 Nichols Point was 41.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 42.8% lower than the national average.
- around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Nichols Point.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Nichols Point was 50.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 47.9% lower than the national average.
- around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Nichols Point.
- the rate of violent crime in Nichols Point was 10.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 11.6% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Nichols Point.