Crime Dashboard - North Melbourne
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 | 101 | 1,013 | 79 |
| motor vehicle | 359 | 2,212 | 93 |
| violent | 154 | 3,625 | 79 |
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 | 1,013 | 1,247 | -18.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,212 | 2,650 | -16.5% |
| violent | 3,625 | 3,862 | -6.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 18.8% to 1,013 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 16.5% to 2,212 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.1% to 3,625 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 | North Melbourne1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,013 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,212 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,625 | 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 North Melbourne was 40.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 37.1% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than North Melbourne.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in North Melbourne was 101.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 113.4% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than North Melbourne.
- the rate of violent crime in North Melbourne was 26.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 28.1% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than North Melbourne.