Crime Dashboard - Strathmerton
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 | 9 | 1,148 | 83 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 642 | 39 |
| violent | 5 | 2,502 | 63 |
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 | 1,148 | 795 | 44.4% |
| motor vehicle | 642 | 520 | 23.5% |
| violent | 2,502 | 3,093 | -19.1% |
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 44.4% to 1,148 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 23.5% to 642 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.1% to 2,502 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 | Strathmerton1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,148 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 642 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,502 | 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 Strathmerton was 59.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 55.4% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Strathmerton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Strathmerton was 41.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 38.0% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Strathmerton.
- the rate of violent crime in Strathmerton was 12.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 11.6% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Strathmerton.