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Is your street live?Melbourne crime rate 2026: suburb by suburb
Greater Melbourne postcodes on this site recorded 195,635 criminal incidents in the year to March 2026 (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria). The 25 suburbs with the most recorded incidents are below, then every metro suburb A to Z. Each page has the offence breakdown, the 10-year trend and a plain answer to "is it safe".
| # | Suburb | Council | Incidents | vs last yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankston 3199 | Frankston | 6,868 | -2% |
| 2 | Preston 3072 | Darebin | 4,794 | -14% |
| 3 | Reservoir 3073 | Darebin | 3,912 | -15% |
| 4 | Pakenham 3810 | Cardinia | 3,533 | -6% |
| 5 | Footscray 3011 | Maribyrnong | 3,522 | +0% |
| 6 | St Kilda 3182 | Port Phillip | 3,396 | -2% |
| 7 | Epping 3076 | Whittlesea | 3,226 | -1% |
| 8 | Craigieburn 3064 | Hume | 3,203 | +0% |
| 9 | Narre Warren 3805 | Casey | 3,025 | +12% |
| 10 | Docklands 3008 | Melbourne | 3,008 | +6% |
| 11 | Broadmeadows 3047 | Hume | 2,847 | +5% |
| 12 | South Melbourne 3205 | Port Phillip | 2,834 | +13% |
| 13 | South Yarra 3141 | Melbourne | 2,749 | -8% |
| 14 | Melbourne 3004 | Melbourne | 2,627 | +9% |
| 15 | Berwick 3806 | Casey | 2,612 | +15% |
| 16 | Carlton 3053 | Melbourne | 2,547 | -9% |
| 17 | Truganina 3029 | Melton | 2,493 | +11% |
| 18 | Springvale 3171 | Greater Dandenong | 2,475 | -3% |
| 19 | Port Melbourne 3207 | Melbourne | 2,354 | +0% |
| 20 | Fitzroy 3065 | Yarra | 2,282 | -14% |
| 21 | Brunswick 3056 | Merri-bek | 2,244 | -13% |
| 22 | Noble Park 3174 | Greater Dandenong | 2,166 | +4% |
| 23 | Bundoora 3083 | Banyule | 2,115 | -9% |
| 24 | Glen Waverley 3150 | Monash | 2,100 | -9% |
| 25 | Sunbury 3429 | Hume | 2,052 | +1% |
Every Greater Melbourne suburb, A to Z
Every Victorian council area
Melbourne
17,110 / 100k · ranked 1 of 80 · +177% vs state
Latrobe
12,923 / 100k · ranked 2 of 80 · +109% vs state
Yarra
12,312 / 100k · ranked 3 of 80 · +99% vs state
Port Phillip
10,987 / 100k · ranked 4 of 80 · +78% vs state
Northern Grampians
10,712 / 100k · ranked 5 of 80 · +73% vs state
Maribyrnong
10,381 / 100k · ranked 6 of 80 · +68% vs state
Mildura
10,269 / 100k · ranked 7 of 80 · +66% vs state
Greater Shepparton
10,208 / 100k · ranked 8 of 80 · +65% vs state
Greater Dandenong
10,051 / 100k · ranked 9 of 80 · +63% vs state
Ararat
9,340 / 100k · ranked 10 of 80 · +51% vs state
East Gippsland
9,280 / 100k · ranked 11 of 80 · +50% vs state
Stonnington
9,271 / 100k · ranked 12 of 80 · +50% vs state
Ballarat
9,015 / 100k · ranked 13 of 80 · +46% vs state
Wellington
8,830 / 100k · ranked 14 of 80 · +43% vs state
Horsham
8,830 / 100k · ranked 15 of 80 · +43% vs state
Frankston
8,699 / 100k · ranked 16 of 80 · +41% vs state
Glenelg
8,421 / 100k · ranked 17 of 80 · +36% vs state
Darebin
8,083 / 100k · ranked 18 of 80 · +31% vs state
Campaspe
7,598 / 100k · ranked 19 of 80 · +23% vs state
Benalla
7,590 / 100k · ranked 20 of 80 · +23% vs state
Swan Hill
7,462 / 100k · ranked 21 of 80 · +21% vs state
Brimbank
7,417 / 100k · ranked 22 of 80 · +20% vs state
Wodonga
7,161 / 100k · ranked 23 of 80 · +16% vs state
Central Goldfields
7,044 / 100k · ranked 24 of 80 · +14% vs state
Warrnambool
6,984 / 100k · ranked 25 of 80 · +13% vs state
Greater Bendigo
6,771 / 100k · ranked 26 of 80 · +10% vs state
Wangaratta
6,608 / 100k · ranked 27 of 80 · +7% vs state
Total
6,504 / 100k · ranked 28 of 80 · +5% vs state
Hobsons Bay
6,352 / 100k · ranked 29 of 80 · +3% vs state
Colac-Otway
6,281 / 100k · ranked 30 of 80 · +2% vs state
Greater Geelong
6,273 / 100k · ranked 31 of 80 · +2% vs state
Moonee Valley
6,224 / 100k · ranked 32 of 80 · +1% vs state
Hume
6,017 / 100k · ranked 33 of 80 · -3% vs state
Moorabool
5,894 / 100k · ranked 34 of 80 · -5% vs state
Merri-bek
5,879 / 100k · ranked 35 of 80 · -5% vs state
Mitchell
5,823 / 100k · ranked 36 of 80 · -6% vs state
Banyule
5,778 / 100k · ranked 37 of 80 · -6% vs state
Baw Baw
5,740 / 100k · ranked 38 of 80 · -7% vs state
Southern Grampians
5,734 / 100k · ranked 39 of 80 · -7% vs state
Maroondah
5,648 / 100k · ranked 40 of 80 · -9% vs state
Moira
5,646 / 100k · ranked 41 of 80 · -9% vs state
Kingston
5,525 / 100k · ranked 42 of 80 · -11% vs state
Monash
5,516 / 100k · ranked 43 of 80 · -11% vs state
Bass Coast
5,419 / 100k · ranked 44 of 80 · -12% vs state
Yarriambiack
5,410 / 100k · ranked 45 of 80 · -12% vs state
Casey
5,402 / 100k · ranked 46 of 80 · -13% vs state
Gannawarra
5,253 / 100k · ranked 47 of 80 · -15% vs state
South Gippsland
5,202 / 100k · ranked 48 of 80 · -16% vs state
Wyndham
5,184 / 100k · ranked 49 of 80 · -16% vs state
Loddon
5,098 / 100k · ranked 50 of 80 · -17% vs state
Pyrenees
5,047 / 100k · ranked 51 of 80 · -18% vs state
Whittlesea
4,993 / 100k · ranked 52 of 80 · -19% vs state
Mornington Peninsula
4,913 / 100k · ranked 53 of 80 · -20% vs state
Whitehorse
4,863 / 100k · ranked 54 of 80 · -21% vs state
Melton
4,848 / 100k · ranked 55 of 80 · -21% vs state
Hindmarsh
4,838 / 100k · ranked 56 of 80 · -22% vs state
Corangamite
4,833 / 100k · ranked 57 of 80 · -22% vs state
Knox
4,792 / 100k · ranked 58 of 80 · -22% vs state
Cardinia
4,766 / 100k · ranked 59 of 80 · -23% vs state
Boroondara
4,538 / 100k · ranked 60 of 80 · -27% vs state
Mount Alexander
4,533 / 100k · ranked 61 of 80 · -27% vs state
West Wimmera
4,284 / 100k · ranked 62 of 80 · -31% vs state
Buloke
4,155 / 100k · ranked 63 of 80 · -33% vs state
Hepburn
3,838 / 100k · ranked 64 of 80 · -38% vs state
Strathbogie
3,836 / 100k · ranked 65 of 80 · -38% vs state
Bayside
3,827 / 100k · ranked 66 of 80 · -38% vs state
Glen Eira
3,731 / 100k · ranked 67 of 80 · -40% vs state
Murrindindi
3,634 / 100k · ranked 68 of 80 · -41% vs state
Macedon Ranges
3,628 / 100k · ranked 69 of 80 · -41% vs state
Yarra Ranges
3,593 / 100k · ranked 70 of 80 · -42% vs state
Manningham
3,083 / 100k · ranked 71 of 80 · -50% vs state
Towong
2,916 / 100k · ranked 72 of 80 · -53% vs state
Moyne
2,907 / 100k · ranked 73 of 80 · -53% vs state
Nillumbik
2,655 / 100k · ranked 74 of 80 · -57% vs state
Mansfield
2,651 / 100k · ranked 75 of 80 · -57% vs state
Alpine
2,607 / 100k · ranked 76 of 80 · -58% vs state
Indigo
2,491 / 100k · ranked 77 of 80 · -60% vs state
Surf Coast
2,454 / 100k · ranked 78 of 80 · -60% vs state
Golden Plains
2,240 / 100k · ranked 79 of 80 · -64% vs state
Queenscliffe
1,297 / 100k · ranked 80 of 80 · -79% vs state
Justice Institutions and Immigration Facilities
0 / 100k · ranked 81 of 82 · -100% vs state
Unincorporated Vic
0 / 100k · ranked 82 of 82 · -100% vs state
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Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Year ending March 2026. Rates per 100,000 residents. Not a substitute for emergency services. Call 000 in an emergency.