Crime Dashboard - Bass Coast

Victoria • LGA • 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-ins15474160
motor vehicle22550714
violent4604,13488

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-ins741877-15.5%
motor vehicle507547 -7.4%
violent4,1344,685-11.8%

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 15.5% to 741 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.4% to 507 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 11.8% to 4,134 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
Bass Coast1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins741721739
motor vehicle5071,1001,036
violent4,1342,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bass Coast was 2.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 0.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 60% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bass Coast.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bass Coast was 54.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 51.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 14% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bass Coast.
  • the rate of violent crime in Bass Coast was 44.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 46.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bass Coast.