Crime Dashboard - Somerville (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 | 30 | 443 | 38 |
| motor vehicle | 60 | 700 | 44 |
| violent | 49 | 1,590 | 38 |
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 | 443 | 246 | 80.0% |
| motor vehicle | 700 | 564 | 24.1% |
| violent | 1,590 | 1,528 | 4.1% |
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 80.0% to 443 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 24.1% to 700 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 4.1% to 1,590 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 | Somerville (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 443 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 700 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,590 | 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 Somerville (Vic.) was 38.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 40.0% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Somerville (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Somerville (Vic.) was 36.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 32.5% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Somerville (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Somerville (Vic.) was 44.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 43.8% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Somerville (Vic.).