Crime Dashboard - Surf 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-ins | 49 | 290 | 9 |
| motor vehicle | 164 | 411 | 11 |
| violent | 116 | 1,125 | 6 |
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-ins | 290 | 375 | -22.7% |
| motor vehicle | 411 | 587 | -30.0% |
| violent | 1,125 | 1,662 | -32.3% |
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 22.7% to 290 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 30.0% to 411 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 32.3% to 1,125 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 | Surf Coast1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 290 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 411 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,125 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Surf Coast was 59.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.8% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Surf Coast.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Surf Coast was 62.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.4% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Surf Coast.
- the rate of violent crime in Surf Coast was 60.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.2% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Surf Coast.