Crime Dashboard - Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)
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 | 58 | 875 | 73 |
| motor vehicle | 150 | 1,435 | 78 |
| violent | 32 | 1,278 | 27 |
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 | 875 | 738 | 18.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,435 | 1,602 | -10.4% |
| violent | 1,278 | 1,933 | -33.9% |
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 18.7% to 875 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.4% to 1,435 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 33.9% to 1,278 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 | Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 875 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,435 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,278 | 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 Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) was 21.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 18.5% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) was 30.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 38.5% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.) was 55.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 54.8% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newtown (Greater Geelong - Vic.).