Crime Dashboard - West Melbourne
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 | 59 | 1,370 | 88 |
| motor vehicle | 184 | 2,000 | 90 |
| violent | 95 | 4,183 | 84 |
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 | 1,370 | 2,131 | -35.7% |
| motor vehicle | 2,000 | 2,964 | -32.5% |
| violent | 4,183 | 4,405 | -5.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 35.7% to 1,370 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 32.5% to 2,000 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.0% to 4,183 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 | West Melbourne1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,370 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,000 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,183 | 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 West Melbourne was 90.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 85.5% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Melbourne.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Melbourne was 81.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 93.0% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Melbourne.
- the rate of violent crime in West Melbourne was 46.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 47.8% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Melbourne.