Frankston crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Frankston is a council area in Victoria with about 145,369 residents. It has a Crime Score 71 out of 100 (high), 65th 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 (56th percentile), robbery (91st percentile), break-ins (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 67.
In 2024-25: violent 1,426 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); property 6,560 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); break-ins 881 per 100,000 (+65% vs five years earlier); theft 3,589 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 19th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Frankston council area is 4.6% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.7% of occupied homes (1,154 public and 273 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 787 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 55.8 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 22.5% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 54.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 22.9% 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 | 1,426 | 2,073 | +18% |
| Property | 6,560 | 9,536 | +27% |
| Break-ins | 881 | 1,281 | +65% |
| Theft | 3,589 | 5,217 | +28% |
Questions
Is Frankston safe?
Frankston recorded 1,430 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 35% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 17% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 70.6 out of 100 (high), 65th 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 Frankston?
1,281 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 881 per 100,000 residents, about 25% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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Police news near Frankston
- Two teens stabbed in Cranbourne · Cranbourne, 7 Sept 2026 · 11 km away
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Suburbs in the Frankston council area
Carrum Downs · Frankston · Frankston East · Frankston Heights · Frankston North · Frankston South · Karingal · Karingal Centre · Langwarrin · Pines Forest · Seaford
Postcodes in the Frankston council area
3198 · 3199 · 3200 · 3201 · 3910
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