Crime Dashboard - Geelong West
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 | 38 | 920 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 117 | 1,599 | 82 |
| violent | 85 | 3,517 | 78 |
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 | 920 | 1,060 | -13.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,599 | 2,234 | -28.4% |
| violent | 3,517 | 2,230 | 57.7% |
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 13.2% to 920 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.4% to 1,599 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 57.7% to 3,517 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 | Geelong West1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 920 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,599 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,517 | 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 Geelong West was 27.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 24.6% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Geelong West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Geelong West was 45.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 54.3% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Geelong West.
- the rate of violent crime in Geelong West was 22.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 24.3% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Geelong West.