Crime Dashboard - Thomson (Greater Geelong - 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 | 15 | 2,608 | 98 |
| motor vehicle | 40 | 2,553 | 95 |
| violent | 52 | 9,864 | 97 |
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 | 2,608 | 4,218 | -38.2% |
| motor vehicle | 2,553 | 3,651 | -30.1% |
| violent | 9,864 | 8,693 | 13.5% |
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 38.2% to 2,608 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 30.1% to 2,553 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 13.5% to 9,864 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 | Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,608 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,553 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,864 | 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 Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.) was 261.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 253.0% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.) was 132.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 146.3% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.) was 244.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 248.7% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.).