Crime Dashboard - Pearcedale

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-ins532023
motor vehicle2974547
violent151,64240

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-ins320343-6.7%
motor vehicle74557130.5%
violent1,6421,34821.8%

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 6.7% to 320 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 30.5% to 745 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 21.8% to 1,642 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
Pearcedale1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins320721739
motor vehicle7451,1001,036
violent1,6422,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Pearcedale was 55.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 56.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Pearcedale.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Pearcedale was 32.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 28.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Pearcedale.
  • the rate of violent crime in Pearcedale was 42.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 42.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Pearcedale.