Crime Dashboard - St Kilda West
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 | 13 | 772 | 66 |
| motor vehicle | 58 | 1,836 | 87 |
| violent | 23 | 2,404 | 61 |
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 | 772 | 668 | 15.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,836 | 2,497 | -26.5% |
| violent | 2,404 | 2,268 | 6.0% |
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 15.6% to 772 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.5% to 1,836 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.0% to 2,404 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 Kilda West1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 772 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,836 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,404 | 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 St Kilda West was 7.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 4.5% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than St Kilda West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in St Kilda West was 66.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 77.1% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than St Kilda West.
- the rate of violent crime in St Kilda West was 16.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 15.0% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than St Kilda West.