Crime Dashboard - Sebastopol (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-ins641,24486
motor vehicle1301,78086
violent963,40777

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-ins1,2441,030 20.7%
motor vehicle1,7801,725 3.2%
violent3,4074,319-21.1%

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 20.7% to 1,244 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 3.2% to 1,780 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 21.1% to 3,407 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
Sebastopol (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,244721739
motor vehicle1,7801,1001,036
violent3,4072,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Sebastopol (Vic.) was 72.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 68.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sebastopol (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sebastopol (Vic.) was 61.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 71.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sebastopol (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Sebastopol (Vic.) was 18.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 20.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sebastopol (Vic.).