Merri-bek crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Merri-bek is a council area in Victoria with about 189,108 residents. It has a Crime Score 53 out of 100 (moderate), 151st 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 robbery (80th percentile), homicide (66th percentile), break-ins (64th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 53.
In 2024-25: violent 852 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 5,805 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); break-ins 731 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); theft 3,358 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
An estimated 712 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 40.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: about 40.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents. 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 | 852 | 1,611 | +1% |
| Property | 5,805 | 10,978 | +14% |
| Break-ins | 731 | 1,383 | +15% |
| Theft | 3,358 | 6,351 | +18% |
Questions
Is Merri-bek safe?
Merri-bek recorded 852 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 19% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 30% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 53.4 out of 100 (moderate), 151st 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 Merri-bek?
1,383 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 731 per 100,000 residents, close to the Victoria rate (705).
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Police news near Merri-bek
- Police investigate Reservoir death · Reservoir, 28 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
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Suburbs in the Merri-bek council area
Batman · Brunswick · Brunswick East · Brunswick South · Brunswick West · Coburg · Coburg North · Fawkner · Glenroy · Hadfield · Merlynston · Moonee Vale · Moreland · Moreland West · Oak Park · Pascoe Vale · Pascoe Vale South
Postcodes in the Merri-bek council area
3044 · 3046 · 3055 · 3056 · 3057 · 3058 · 3060
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