Ararat crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Ararat is a council area in Victoria with about 11,732 residents. It has a Crime Score 75 out of 100 (high), 42nd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (68th percentile), homicide (97th percentile), break-ins (85th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 73.
In 2024-25: violent 2,122 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); property 6,154 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); break-ins 980 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier); theft 2,787 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 5th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Ararat council area is 3.4% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (104 public and 8 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 46 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 39.2 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.1% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 38.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Figures are for 2024-25, the latest year Victoria has published; some other states have released 2025-26.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,122 | 249 | +31% |
| Property | 6,154 | 722 | +35% |
| Break-ins | 980 | 115 | +52% |
| Theft | 2,787 | 327 | +33% |
Questions
Is Ararat safe?
Ararat recorded 2,120 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, 2 times the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 74% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 75 out of 100 (high), 42nd of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Ararat?
115 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 980 per 100,000 residents, about 39% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Ararat council area
Ballyrogan · Bayindeen · Bellellen · Bellfield · Berringa · Black Range · Bornes Hill · Buangor · Bulgana · Cathcart · Chatsworth · Chepstowe · Dunneworthy · Elmhurst · Eversley · Fyans Creek · Glenlofty · Glenlogie · Glenpatrick · Halls Gap · Hillcrest · Illawarra · Lake Bolac · Lake Lonsdale · Langi Logan · Mafeking · Middle Creek · Mokepilly · Mount Cole · Mount Dryden · Moyston · Nerrin Nerrin · Nintingbool · Nowhere Creek · Pomonal · Rocky Point · Rossbridge · Scarsdale · Shays Flat · Stavely · Streatham · Tatyoon · Wallinduc · Westmere · Wickliffe · Willaura · Willaura North · Yalla-Y-Poora
Postcodes in the Ararat council area
3351 · 3375 · 3377 · 3378 · 3379 · 3381 · 3469
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