Crime Dashboard - Lake Gardens
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 | 1 | 352 | 28 |
| motor vehicle | 37 | 1,970 | 89 |
| violent | 8 | 1,535 | 37 |
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 | 352 | 753 | -53.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,970 | 2,106 | -6.5% |
| violent | 1,535 | 1,316 | 16.6% |
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 53.3% to 352 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.5% to 1,970 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 16.6% to 1,535 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 | Lake Gardens1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 352 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,970 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,535 | 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 Lake Gardens was 51.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 52.4% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lake Gardens.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lake Gardens was 79.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 90.1% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lake Gardens.
- the rate of violent crime in Lake Gardens was 46.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 45.7% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lake Gardens.