Greater Bendigo crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Greater Bendigo is a council area in Victoria with about 126,568 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 114th 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 (89th percentile), assault (44th percentile), homicide (63rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 66.
In 2024-25: violent 1,456 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier); property 5,019 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 685 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); theft 2,776 per 100,000 (+17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 18th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Greater Bendigo council area is 4.2% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (1,365 public and 364 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 566 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 46.2 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, India, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.7% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 45.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.4% 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 | 1,456 | 1,843 | +27% |
| Property | 5,019 | 6,353 | +5% |
| Break-ins | 685 | 867 | +1% |
| Theft | 2,776 | 3,513 | +17% |
Questions
Is Greater Bendigo safe?
Greater Bendigo recorded 1,460 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 38% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 20% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 61.5 out of 100 (high), 114th 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 Greater Bendigo?
867 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 685 per 100,000 residents, close to the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Greater Bendigo council area
Argyle · Auchmore · Bagshot North · Bendigo · Big Hill · Burnewang · California Gully · Campbells Forest · Corop West · Costerfield · Derrinal · Drummartin · Eaglehawk · Eaglehawk North · East Bendigo · Elmore · Eppalock · Golden Gully · Golden Square · Harcourt · Harcourt North · Heathcote · Heathcote South · Hunter · Huntly North · Ironbark · Jackass Flat · Kamarooka · Kangaroo Flat · Knowsley · Ladys Pass · Llanelly · Long Gully · Mandurang · Marong · Moormbool West · Mount Camel · Myers Flat · Myrtle Creek · Neilborough · North Bendigo · Quarry Hill · Ravenswood · Ravenswood South · Raywood · Redcastle · Runnymede · Sailors Gully · Sebastian · Shelbourne · Spring Gully · Strathdale · Strathfieldsaye · Tarnagulla · Toolleen · West Bendigo · Whipstick · White Hills · Wilsons Hill · Woodstock on Loddon · Woodvale
Postcodes in the Greater Bendigo council area
3453 · 3515 · 3523 · 3550 · 3551 · 3555 · 3556 · 3558 · 3570
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