Crime Dashboard - Nicholson (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 | 4 | 616 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 216 | 7 |
| violent | 9 | 2,447 | 62 |
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 | 616 | 649 | -5.0% |
| motor vehicle | 216 | 242 | -11.0% |
| violent | 2,447 | 2,823 | -13.3% |
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 5.0% to 616 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.0% to 216 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.3% to 2,447 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 | Nicholson (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 616 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 216 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,447 | 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 Nicholson (Vic.) was 14.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 16.6% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Nicholson (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Nicholson (Vic.) was 80.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 79.2% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Nicholson (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Nicholson (Vic.) was 14.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 13.5% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Nicholson (Vic.).