Crime Dashboard - East Geelong
Victoria • Suburb • 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 | 21 | 1,115 | 82 |
| motor vehicle | 47 | 1,466 | 79 |
| violent | 19 | 1,842 | 47 |
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 | 1,115 | 1,100 | 1.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,466 | 2,401 | -39.0% |
| violent | 1,842 | 2,596 | -29.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 1.4% to 1,115 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.0% to 1,466 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.1% to 1,842 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 | East Geelong1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,115 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,466 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,842 | 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 East Geelong was 54.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 51.0% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Geelong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Geelong was 33.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 41.4% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Geelong.
- the rate of violent crime in East Geelong was 35.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 34.9% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Geelong.