Crime Dashboard - South 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 | 115 | 1,855 | 95 |
| motor vehicle | 480 | 4,119 | 99 |
| violent | 220 | 6,387 | 93 |
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 | 1,855 | 1,703 | 8.9% |
| motor vehicle | 4,119 | 4,427 | -7.0% |
| violent | 6,387 | 6,914 | -7.6% |
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 8.9% to 1,855 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.0% to 4,119 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.6% to 6,387 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 | South Melbourne1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,855 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 4,119 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,387 | 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 South Melbourne was 157.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 151.1% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Melbourne.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Melbourne was 274.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 297.4% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Melbourne.
- the rate of violent crime in South Melbourne was 123.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 125.8% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Melbourne.