Altona crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Altona is a suburb in the Hobsons Bay council area of Victoria (about 97,031 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 48 out of 100 (moderate), 183rd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by homicide (59th percentile), theft (85th percentile), robbery (67th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 47.
In 2024-25: violent 777 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); property 5,622 per 100,000 (+47% vs five years earlier); break-ins 682 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier); theft 3,456 per 100,000 (+56% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 52nd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Hobsons Bay council area is 5.2% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (781 public and 193 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 257 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 31.5% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.7% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 2.6% of homes; about 27.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 32% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Victoria publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Altona are those of the Hobsons Bay council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 777 | 754 | -3% |
| Property | 5,622 | 5,455 | +47% |
| Break-ins | 682 | 662 | +43% |
| Theft | 3,456 | 3,353 | +56% |
Hobsons Bay council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
Altona Meadows · Altona North · Laverton · Newport · Seabrook · Seaholme · South Kingsville · Spotswood · Williamstown · Williamstown North
australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/vic/altona/ · Australian Crime Map