Crime Dashboard - South Morang
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 | 36 | 253 | 16 |
| motor vehicle | 100 | 499 | 28 |
| violent | 114 | 1,749 | 43 |
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 | 253 | 197 | 28.5% |
| motor vehicle | 499 | 583 | -14.5% |
| violent | 1,749 | 1,936 | -9.7% |
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 28.5% to 253 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.5% to 499 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.7% to 1,749 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 Morang1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 253 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 499 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,749 | 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 Morang was 64.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 65.7% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Morang.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Morang was 54.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 51.9% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Morang.
- the rate of violent crime in South Morang was 39.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 38.2% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Morang.