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Criminal incident data was sourced from the Crime Statistics Agency.
In the year ending June 2025 Victoria Police recorded 7,996 criminal incidents that took place in Boroondara, despite the rate increasing, Boroondara has the sixth lowest criminal incident rate per capita of all metropolitan Melbourne local government areas. Boroondara’s criminal incident rate has been considerably lower than Victoria’s for the last 10 years (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Boroondara has fewer criminal incidents per 100,000 population than Victoria, with the difference remaining steady over the past two financial years.
Most recorded criminal incidents in Boroondara are property and deception incidents (Figure 2), since year ending December 2024 public order and security saw the greatest increase at 17.6%. The most frequently recorded criminal incident subgroup in Boroondara in the year ending June 2025 was steal from a motor vehicle (Figure 3). The top 10 principal offence subgroups remained consistent with the December 2024 results.
Figure 2: Most criminal incidents in Boroondara in the year ending June 2025 were property and deception incidents.
Figure 3: In 2024–25, the most commonly recorded principal offence in Boroondara was ‘steal from a motor vehicle,’ by a clear margin.
Offence type by region
The tables below show Boroondara’s criminal incident rate against the Victorian rate and the average rate for the seven local government areas of the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) which includes:
- Boroondara
- Knox
- Manningham
- Maroondah
- Monash
- Whitehorse
- Yarra Ranges.
Tables: Criminal incidents per 100,000 residents, year ending 2025.
* = Boroondara lower than EMR average.
Violent offences
| Offence type | Boroondara | EMR LGA average | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.1* | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Assault | 279.6* | 378.1 | 682.1 |
| Sexual offences | 82.4* | 103.1 | 147.1 |
| Abduction | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 29.5* | 36.0 | 44.3 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Stalking and threat | 73.0* | 74.4 | 129.4 |
| Dangerous and negligent | 22.3* | 31.9 | 64.6 |
Crimes against property
| Offence type | Boroondara | EMR LGA average | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arson | 13.9* | 32.1 | 51.5 |
| Property damage | 326.4* | 364.1 | 581.2 |
| Burglary/break and enter | 814.8 | 563.1 | 649.7 |
| Theft | 2210.5* | 2224.0 | 2912.2 |
| Deception | 188.8* | 199.5 | 275.5 |
Drug offences
| Offence type | Boroondara | EMR LGA average | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug dealing and trafficking | 11.1* | 14.6 | 29.5 |
| Cultivate or manufacture drugs | 13.4* | 18.9 | 26.7 |
| Drug use and possession | 47.3* | 100.7 | 165.7 |
Public order and security
| Offence type | Boroondara | EMR LGA average | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons and explosives | 32.3* | 82.0 | 140.9 |
| Disorderly and offensive conduct | 16.7* | 21.0 | 44.8 |
| Public nuisance | 33.4 | 29.7 | 42.1 |
| Public security | 32.3* | 82.0 | 140.9 |
Justice procedures
| Offence type | Boroondara | EMR LGA average | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice procedures | 54.0* | 76.3 | 138.3 |
| Breaches of orders | 188.2* | 345.8 | 658.7 |
Other offences
| Offence type | Boroondara | EMR LGA average | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport regulation offences | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Other government regulatory offences | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 1.7* | 2.2 | 3.2 |
For more information on recorded criminal offences, including postcode level crime statistics, see the Crime Statistics Agency.