Darebin crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Darebin is a council area in Victoria with about 162,496 residents. It has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 116th 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 break-ins (79th percentile), robbery (93rd percentile), homicide (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 59.
In 2024-25: violent 919 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); property 8,246 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,045 per 100,000 (+56% vs five years earlier); theft 5,035 per 100,000 (+39% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 43rd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Darebin council area is 5.3% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.2% of occupied homes (2,136 public and 367 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 1,026 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 68.3 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 32.8% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in Italy, Greece, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 67.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 33.3% 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 | 919 | 1,493 | +9% |
| Property | 8,246 | 13,400 | +30% |
| Break-ins | 1,045 | 1,698 | +56% |
| Theft | 5,035 | 8,182 | +39% |
Questions
Is Darebin safe?
Darebin recorded 919 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 13% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 25% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 61.3 out of 100 (high), 116th 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 Darebin?
1,698 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 1,040 per 100,000 residents, about 48% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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Police news near Darebin
- Police investigate Reservoir death · Reservoir, 28 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
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Suburbs in the Darebin council area
Alphington · Fairfield · La Trobe University · Northcote · Northcote South · Preston · Reservoir · Thornbury
Postcodes in the Darebin council area
3070 · 3071 · 3072 · 3073 · 3078 · 3086
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