Crime Dashboard - Pakenham
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 | 143 | 476 | 41 |
| motor vehicle | 529 | 904 | 56 |
| violent | 479 | 3,185 | 74 |
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 | 476 | 543 | -12.5% |
| motor vehicle | 904 | 1,004 | -10.0% |
| violent | 3,185 | 3,239 | -1.7% |
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 12.5% to 476 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.0% to 904 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.7% to 3,185 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 | Pakenham1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 476 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 904 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,185 | 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 Pakenham was 34.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 35.6% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Pakenham.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Pakenham was 17.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 12.8% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Pakenham.
- the rate of violent crime in Pakenham was 11.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 12.6% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Pakenham.