Crime Dashboard - Torquay (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 | 21 | 246 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 99 | 451 | 25 |
| violent | 57 | 1,177 | 23 |
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 | 246 | 218 | 12.5% |
| motor vehicle | 451 | 472 | -4.5% |
| violent | 1,177 | 1,527 | -22.9% |
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 12.5% to 246 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.5% to 451 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 22.9% to 1,177 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 | Torquay (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 246 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 451 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,177 | 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 Torquay (Vic.) was 65.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 66.8% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Torquay (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Torquay (Vic.) was 59.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 56.5% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Torquay (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Torquay (Vic.) was 58.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 58.4% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Torquay (Vic.).