Crime Dashboard - Gowanbrae

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-ins0342
motor vehicle1777148
violent677210

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-ins34244-85.9%
motor vehicle7711,039-25.8%
violent7721,043-26.0%

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 85.9% to 34 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.8% to 771 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.0% to 772 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
Gowanbrae1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins34721739
motor vehicle7711,1001,036
violent7722,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Gowanbrae was 95.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 95.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gowanbrae.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gowanbrae was 30.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 25.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gowanbrae.
  • the rate of violent crime in Gowanbrae was 73.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 72.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gowanbrae.