Crime Dashboard - Prahran
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 | 139 | 1,891 | 96 |
| motor vehicle | 333 | 2,706 | 96 |
| violent | 208 | 6,913 | 94 |
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 | 1,891 | 1,313 | 44.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,706 | 2,503 | 8.1% |
| violent | 6,913 | 6,514 | 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 increased by 44.0% to 1,891 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 8.1% to 2,706 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.1% to 6,913 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 | Prahran1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,891 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,706 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,913 | 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 Prahran was 162.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 156.0% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Prahran.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Prahran was 145.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 161.1% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Prahran.
- the rate of violent crime in Prahran was 141.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 144.4% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Prahran.