Hindmarsh crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Hindmarsh is a council area in Victoria with about 5,447 residents. It has a Crime Score 34 out of 100 (low), 276th 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 (92nd percentile), assault (27th percentile), break-ins (33rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 62.
In 2024-25: violent 1,212 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier); property 2,130 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 459 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); theft 918 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 31st of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Hindmarsh council area is 3.7% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.4% of occupied homes (23 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 26 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 46.5 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, Myanmar, Thailand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 45.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.4% 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 | 1,212 | 66 | -27% |
| Property | 2,130 | 116 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 459 | 25 | -26% |
| Theft | 918 | 50 | -28% |
Questions
Is Hindmarsh safe?
Hindmarsh recorded 1,210 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 15% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and close to the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 34.3 out of 100 (low), 276th 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 Hindmarsh?
25 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 459 per 100,000 residents, about 35% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Hindmarsh council area
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Postcodes in the Hindmarsh council area
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