Baw Baw crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Baw Baw is a council area in Victoria with about 62,784 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 113th 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 sexual offences (95th percentile), assault (49th percentile), homicide (71st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 64.
In 2024-25: violent 2,020 per 100,000 (+122% vs five years earlier); property 4,179 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 565 per 100,000 (-34% vs five years earlier); theft 2,058 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 7th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Baw Baw council area is 3.8% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (293 public and 39 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 141 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 23.8 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12.8% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 1.4% of homes; about 23.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 13% 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 | 2,020 | 1,268 | +122% |
| Property | 4,179 | 2,624 | -2% |
| Break-ins | 565 | 355 | -34% |
| Theft | 2,058 | 1,292 | -2% |
Questions
Is Baw Baw safe?
Baw Baw recorded 2,020 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 91% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 66% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 61.5 out of 100 (high), 113th 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 Baw Baw?
355 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 565 per 100,000 residents, about 20% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Baw Baw council area
Ada · Allambee · Amor · Athlone · Baw Baw · Baw Baw Village · Bona Vista · Brandy Creek · Bravington · Buln Buln · Childers · Cloverlea · Crossover · Darnum · Drouin · Drouin East · Drouin South · Drouin West · Ellinbank · Ferndale · Fumina South · Gainsborough · Gentle Annie · Hallora · Hill End · Jindivick · Labertouche · Lardner · Lillico · Loch Valley · Longwarry · Longwarry North · Modella · Moe · Moondarra · Narracan · Nayook · Neerim · Neerim East · Neerim Junction · Neerim North · Neerim South · Newborough · Nilma North · Noojee · Piedmont · Ripplebrook · Rokeby · Tanjil · Tanjil Bren · Tanjil South · Thorpdale · Thorpdale South · Toongabbie · Toorongo · Trafalgar · Trafalgar East · Trafalgar South · Vesper · Walhalla East · Warragul · Warragul West · Willow Grove · Yarragon · Yarragon South
Postcodes in the Baw Baw council area
3816 · 3818 · 3820 · 3821 · 3822 · 3823 · 3824 · 3825 · 3831 · 3832 · 3833 · 3835 · 3856
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