Crime Dashboard - South Geelong
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 | 11 | 1,471 | 90 |
| motor vehicle | 57 | 5,594 | 99 |
| violent | 8 | 4,395 | 85 |
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 | 1,471 | 1,301 | 13.0% |
| motor vehicle | 5,594 | 5,265 | 6.2% |
| violent | 4,395 | 4,739 | -7.3% |
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 13.0% to 1,471 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 6.2% to 5,594 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.3% to 4,395 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 | South Geelong1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,471 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 5,594 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,395 | 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 South Geelong was 104.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 99.1% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Geelong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Geelong was 408.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 439.7% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Geelong.
- the rate of violent crime in South Geelong was 53.4% higher than the Victoria average, and was 55.3% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Geelong.