Council area · Year ending March 2026

Mornington Peninsula, VIC

On recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences, Mornington Peninsula sits lower than most the council areas in VIC that Pryer covers — 51 council areas recorded a higher rate, 27 recorded a lower one.

How Mornington Peninsula compares

On the combined rate across break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences — against the 79 council areas in VIC we cover — the only fair comparison, since rates differ by state, source and period.

#28 of 79
council areas in VIC27 lower, 51 higher
-13%
below the VIC median
Highest reported: Melbourne17,110 / 100k
Median council area5,646 / 100k
Mornington Peninsula4,913 / 100k
Lowest reported: Queenscliffe1,297 / 100k

Over time — combined recorded rate

Break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences combined, per 100,000 residents in Mornington Peninsula. Up 30% from 2022 to 2026 (5 periods).

5,5193,76720222023202420252026

How to read this: these are recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences only — a subset of recorded crime, not a total. Recorded rates aren't a measure of danger, and an absence of reports doesn't mean an area is "safe". Comparisons are only with other areas in VIC at the same level. Figures are official (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, criminal incidents by LGA, year ending March 2026, Year ending March 2026).

Your street in Mornington Peninsula — not the whole council area

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Suburbs in Mornington Peninsula

Arthurs Seat · Balnarring · Balnarring Beach · Baxter · Bittern · Blairgowrie · Boneo · Cape Schanck · Capel Sound · Crib Point · Dromana · Fingal (Vic.) · Flinders (Vic.) · Hastings (Vic.) · Hmas Cerberus · Main Ridge · McCrae · Merricks · Merricks Beach · Merricks North · Moorooduc · Mornington (Vic.) · Mount Eliza · Mount Martha · Point Leo · Portsea · Red Hill (Vic.) · Red Hill South · Rosebud · Rye · Safety Beach (Vic.) · Shoreham · Somers · Somerville (Vic.) · Sorrento (Vic.) · St Andrews Beach · Tootgarook · Tuerong · Tyabb

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