Crime Dashboard - Thomastown
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 | 46 | 504 | 44 |
| motor vehicle | 265 | 1,357 | 76 |
| violent | 198 | 3,702 | 80 |
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 | 504 | 426 | 18.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,357 | 1,587 | -14.5% |
| violent | 3,702 | 4,435 | -16.5% |
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 18.5% to 504 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.5% to 1,357 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.5% to 3,702 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 | Thomastown1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 504 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,357 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,702 | 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 Thomastown was 30.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 31.7% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Thomastown.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Thomastown was 23.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 30.9% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Thomastown.
- the rate of violent crime in Thomastown was 29.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 30.8% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Thomastown.