Crime Dashboard - Leongatha
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 | 28 | 816 | 69 |
| motor vehicle | 44 | 705 | 45 |
| violent | 74 | 4,939 | 88 |
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 | 816 | 438 | 86.3% |
| motor vehicle | 705 | 464 | 51.7% |
| violent | 4,939 | 4,313 | 14.5% |
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 86.3% to 816 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 51.7% to 705 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 14.5% to 4,939 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 | Leongatha1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 816 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 705 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,939 | 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 Leongatha was 13.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 10.5% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Leongatha.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Leongatha was 35.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 32.0% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Leongatha.
- the rate of violent crime in Leongatha was 72.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 74.6% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Leongatha.