Crime Dashboard - Patterson Lakes

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-ins611,22285
motor vehicle741,05163
violent361,89048

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-ins1,222790 54.6%
motor vehicle1,0511,329-20.9%
violent1,8901,937 -2.4%

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 54.6% to 1,222 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.9% to 1,051 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 2.4% to 1,890 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
Patterson Lakes1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,222721739
motor vehicle1,0511,1001,036
violent1,8902,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Patterson Lakes was 69.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 65.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Patterson Lakes.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Patterson Lakes was 4.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 1.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Patterson Lakes.
  • the rate of violent crime in Patterson Lakes was 34.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 33.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Patterson Lakes.