Aggravated burglaries are at a 10-year high in Melbourne’s inner-east.
The state government released the 2019 crime stats on Thursday, which shows a 2.6 per cent rise in cases.
The data shows that the increase has been driven by a rise in property crime, mainly including thefts from cars and bike thefts.
Home burglaries have reached a high in suburbs including Malvern East and Glen Iris in the city’s inner-east, Brighton and Bentleigh in the south-east, as well as Southbank and Fitzroy North.
Below are the suburbs with the highest aggravated burglary rates in 2019.
|
Morwell |
45 |
|
Malvern East |
30 |
|
Fitzroy North |
20 |
|
Truganina |
15 |
|
Brighton |
37 |
|
Glen Iris |
23 |
|
Southbank |
19 |
|
Bentleigh |
18 |
|
Werribee |
33 |
|
Sebastopol |
26 |
