Maribyrnong crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Maribyrnong is a council area in Victoria with about 94,672 residents. It has a Crime Score 69 out of 100 (high), 69th 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 (85th percentile), robbery (96th percentile), homicide (73rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2024-25: violent 1,213 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); property 9,092 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,224 per 100,000 (+42% vs five years earlier); theft 5,504 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 30th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Maribyrnong council area is 5.7% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.4% of occupied homes (1,530 public and 280 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 823 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 94.3 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 40% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in Vietnam, India, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.4% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 4.9% of homes; about 92.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 40.6% 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 | 1,213 | 1,148 | +14% |
| Property | 9,092 | 8,608 | +32% |
| Break-ins | 1,224 | 1,159 | +42% |
| Theft | 5,504 | 5,211 | +36% |
Questions
Is Maribyrnong safe?
Maribyrnong 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 69.4 out of 100 (high), 69th 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 Maribyrnong?
1,159 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 1,220 per 100,000 residents, about 74% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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