Crime Dashboard - Point Cook
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 | 136 | 402 | 33 |
| motor vehicle | 469 | 657 | 40 |
| violent | 289 | 1,784 | 45 |
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 | 402 | 422 | -4.9% |
| motor vehicle | 657 | 701 | -6.3% |
| violent | 1,784 | 1,897 | -6.0% |
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 4.9% to 402 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.3% to 657 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.0% to 1,784 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 | Point Cook1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 402 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 657 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,784 | 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 Point Cook was 44.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 45.6% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Point Cook.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Point Cook was 40.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 36.6% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Point Cook.
- the rate of violent crime in Point Cook was 37.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 36.9% lower than the national average.
- around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Point Cook.