Crime Rates for East Melbourne, VIC
As of Year 2025 Jun The East Melbourne (3002) crime rate for the 2025 was calculated from 1247 reported criminal offences, equating to a rate of 25,470 offences per 100,000 people. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of East Melbourne, VIC in 2021 was 4,896. In the last 10 years, East Melbourne, VIC's crime rate has seen an increase. Recent data indicates that the rate of Assault and Robbery is 1 offence per 49 residents. Regarding property crime (Burglary and Theft）, the rate is 1 offence per 7 residents. In addition, the rate of total Community Safety (Stalking and Harassment) is 1 offence per 489.6 residents. When considering these numbers, it is also important to consider the trends of these numbers compared to the greater melbourne area.Most Common Crimes in East Melbourne for 2025: B Property and deception offences (941), A Crimes against the person (131), D Public order and security offences (74).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 879 | 974 | 875 | 917 | 863 | 1037 | 1299 | 999 | 871 | 959 | 1247 |
| A Crimes against the person | 109 | 110 | 105 | 112 | 107 | 113 | 113 | 144 | 172 | 149 | 131 |
| B Property and deception offences | 505 | 611 | 536 | 587 | 453 | 546 | 525 | 451 | 504 | 617 | 941 |
| C Drug offences | 69 | 73 | 46 | 59 | 116 | 101 | 102 | 56 | 48 | 61 | 63 |
| D Public order and security offences | 144 | 148 | 141 | 132 | 161 | 163 | 139 | 99 | 96 | 77 | 74 |
| E Justice procedures offences | 37 | 27 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 79 | 57 | 61 | 40 | 52 | 35 |
| F Other offences | 15 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 363 | 188 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 1247 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has increased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'B Property and deception offences' with 6276 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | offences (2025) | offences (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and related offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 92 reported cases of Assault and related offences. | 92 | 97 | -5.15% |
| Robbery In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 8 reported cases of Robbery. | 8 | 10 | -20.00% |
| Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 10 reported cases of Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour. | 10 | 13 | -23.08% |
| Dangerous and negligent acts endangering people In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 6 reported cases of Dangerous and negligent acts endangering people. | 6 | 6 | 0.00% |
| crimes against the person In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 15 reported cases of crimes against the person. | 15 | 23 | -34.78% |
| Arson In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 6 reported cases of Arson. | 6 | 10 | -40.00% |
| Property damage In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 185 reported cases of Property damage. | 185 | 78 | 137.18% |
| Burglary/Break and enter In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 110 reported cases of Burglary/Break and enter. | 110 | 76 | 44.74% |
| Theft In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 591 reported cases of Theft. | 591 | 395 | 49.62% |
| Deception In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 49 reported cases of Deception. | 49 | 58 | -15.52% |
| Bribery In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 0 reported cases of Bribery. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Drug dealing and trafficking In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 7 reported cases of Drug dealing and trafficking. | 7 | 5 | 40.00% |
| Cultivate or manufacture drugs In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 2 reported cases of Cultivate or manufacture drugs. | 2 | 4 | -50.00% |
| Drug use and possession In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 54 reported cases of Drug use and possession. | 54 | 52 | 3.85% |
| Other drug offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 0 reported cases of Other drug offences. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Weapons and explosives offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 23 reported cases of Weapons and explosives offences. | 23 | 30 | -23.33% |
| Disorderly and offensive conduct In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 33 reported cases of Disorderly and offensive conduct. | 33 | 38 | -13.16% |
| Public nuisance offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 16 reported cases of Public nuisance offences. | 16 | 9 | 77.78% |
| Public security offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 2 reported cases of Public security offences. | 2 | 0 | 200.00% |
| Justice procedures In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 13 reported cases of Justice procedures. | 13 | 19 | -31.58% |
| Breaches of orders In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 22 reported cases of Breaches of orders. | 22 | 33 | -33.33% |
| Regulatory driving offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 0 reported cases of Regulatory driving offences. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transport regulation offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 1 reported cases of Transport regulation offences. | 1 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Other government regulatory offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 0 reported cases of Other government regulatory offences. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Miscellaneous offences In 2025, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 2 reported cases of Miscellaneous offences. | 2 | 3 | -33.33% |
AI Analysis
1. Overall crime trends:
- Total crimes show fluctuations with some categories increasing (e.g., Assault, Theft) and others decreasing or inconsistent over the 10 years.
- Notable general rise in Property and deception offences, particularly Theft and Property damage in recent years.
- Some crime types have sharp year-to-year volatility (e.g., Other crimes against the person, Miscellaneous offences).
2. Most common and serious crime types:
- Theft (B40) is the most common, peaking at 591 incidents in 2025, up from 303 in 2015.
- Property damage (B20) also high, reaching 185 in 2025 from 43 in 2015.
- Assault and related offences (A20) are the most frequent violent crimes, peaking at 97 in 2024.
- Burglary/Break and enter (B30) remains significant, highest count 110 in 2025.
- Deception offences (B50) peaked at 105 in 2018, fluctuating thereafter.
- Violent crimes (Assault, Robbery) remain relatively low compared to property crimes.
3. Significant year-to-year spikes or drops:
- "Other crimes against the person" spiked to 71 in 2023 from 14 in 2022, then dropped to 15 in 2025.
- Theft rose sharply from 299 in 2023 to 395 in 2024 and 591 in 2025.
- Property damage jumped from 78 in 2024 to 185 in 2025.
- Disorderly and offensive conduct (D20) dropped significantly from 116 in 2020 to 33 in 2025.
- Miscellaneous offences (F90) had an extraordinary spike: 363 in 2021 and 184 in 2022, then dropped to 2 by 2025.
4. Safety-relevant observations:
- Property crimes dominate overall crime, with rising trends in Theft and Property damage, suggesting increased risk to property safety.
- Violent crimes like Assault show moderate increases but remain lower in volume relative to property crimes.
- Robbery incidents remain low and relatively stable (mostly below 10 annually).
- Public order offences such as Disorderly conduct have declined notably since 2020.
- Drug-related offences show a decrease in drug dealing/trafficking but fluctuating drug use and possession rates, peaking at 99 in 2019 and dropping to 54 in 2025.
- Weapons offences remain fairly steady around 20-30 cases annually.
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Overview
No of offences (As of Year 2025 Jun), people in 2021Community Snapshot – East Melbourne (2021)
East Melbourne is a quiet suburb with around 4896 people. This suburb has a small number of families with children, only 19.3% of households with an average household size of 1.8 people. The median household weekly income is $2345, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.2%. While 67.2% of residents were born in Australia, the area still reflects a multicultural spirit through its people, food, and events
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Safest suburbs around East Melbourne, VIC
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- South Yarra - 3873 offences (0.15475 per 100,000 people)
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- Richmond - 4914 offences (0.17190 per 100,000 people)
- Southbank - 4222 offences (0.18656 per 100,000 people)
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- Cremorne - 538 offences (0.24930 per 100,000 people)
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- Fitzroy - 3188 offences (0.30563 per 100,000 people)
- Melbourne - 25541 offences (0.46488 per 100,000 people)
Common FAQ about East Melbourne, VIC Criminal
How common is car theft in the East Melbourne, VIC?
As of Year 2025 Jun, there were 52 motor vehicle theft offenses recorded, averaging 0 offense(s) every day.
What are the most commonly stolen property items in burglary/break and enter and theft offences in East Melbourne, VIC?
As of Year 2025 Jun, the most commonly stolen items in East Melbourne, VIC are Cash/Document (2550), Personal Property (2065), Electrical Appliances (860), Clothing (659) and Car Accessories (630).
What is the crime rate in East Melbourne, VIC?
East Melbourne, VIC has a crime rate of 1247 reported criminal offences.
Is East Melbourne, VIC a safe suburb?
No, East Melbourne, VIC is not considered safe, as its crime rate of 25,470 offenses per 100,000 people is higher than the overall crime rate in Victoria.
What is the most common crime in East Melbourne, VIC?
In 2025, the most common crime type in East Melbourne, VIC was B Property and deception offences with 941 reported offences.
Has crime in the East Melbourne, VIC increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates in East Melbourne, VIC have increased by 20% compared to five years ago.
What is rate of criminal against person in East Melbourne, VIC?
As of Year 2025 Jun, there were 131 offenses against persons in East Melbourne, VIC, including robbery, assault, stalking, and other crimes.
What is the rate of property crime in East Melbourne, VIC?
As of Year 2025 Jun, there were 892 property crime offenses in East Melbourne, VIC, including arson, theft, burglary, and other related crimes.
What is the number of drug offenses in East Melbourne, VIC?
As of Year 2025 Jun, East Melbourne, VIC recorded 63 drug offenses, including drug dealing, drug use, drug manufacturing, and other related crimes.
*Unincorporated/Out Of Council - Areas that are not governed by a local government authority
Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australian Bureau of Statistics
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