Port Phillip crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Port Phillip is a council area in Victoria with about 114,434 residents. It has a Crime Score 72 out of 100 (high), 56th 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 (87th percentile), assault (53rd percentile), robbery (92nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 75.
In 2024-25: violent 1,383 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 9,443 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,331 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier); theft 5,498 per 100,000 (+34% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 23rd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Port Phillip council area is 4.5% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.9% of occupied homes (1,811 public and 590 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 1,065 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 102.6 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 35.3% 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% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 100.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 35.9% 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 | 1,383 | 1,583 | +15% |
| Property | 9,443 | 10,806 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 1,331 | 1,523 | +52% |
| Theft | 5,498 | 6,292 | +34% |
Questions
Is Port Phillip safe?
Port Phillip recorded 1,380 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 31% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 14% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 71.9 out of 100 (high), 56th 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 Port Phillip?
1,523 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 1,330 per 100,000 residents, about 89% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Port Phillip council area
Albert Park · Elwood · Middle Park · Port Melbourne · Saint Kilda · Saint Kilda West · South Melbourne
Postcodes in the Port Phillip council area
3182 · 3184 · 3205 · 3206 · 3207
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