Crime Dashboard - St Albans (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-ins18096677
motor vehicle5601,72786
violent3934,14184

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-ins9661,238-21.9%
motor vehicle1,7272,614-33.9%
violent4,1414,393 -5.7%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 21.9% to 966 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 33.9% to 1,727 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 5.7% to 4,141 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
St Albans (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins966721739
motor vehicle1,7271,1001,036
violent4,1412,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in St Albans (Vic.) was 34.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 30.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than St Albans (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in St Albans (Vic.) was 57.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 66.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than St Albans (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in St Albans (Vic.) was 44.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 46.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than St Albans (Vic.).