Crime Dashboard - Sorrento (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 | 8 | 749 | 65 |
| motor vehicle | 23 | 866 | 54 |
| violent | 17 | 2,799 | 69 |
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 | 749 | 2,105 | -64.4% |
| motor vehicle | 866 | 1,339 | -35.3% |
| violent | 2,799 | 2,218 | 26.2% |
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 64.4% to 749 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.3% to 866 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 26.2% to 2,799 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 | Sorrento (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 749 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 866 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,799 | 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 Sorrento (Vic.) was 4.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 1.4% higher than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sorrento (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sorrento (Vic.) was 21.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 16.4% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sorrento (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Sorrento (Vic.) was 2.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 1.1% lower than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sorrento (Vic.).