Wellington crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Wellington is a council area in Victoria with about 46,551 residents. It has a Crime Score 69 out of 100 (high), 72nd 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 assault (67th percentile), homicide (87th percentile), sexual offences (86th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 65.
In 2024-25: violent 1,914 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 5,065 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 754 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); theft 2,552 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 8th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wellington council area is 4.7% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.6% of occupied homes (379 public and 79 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 126 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 27.6 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 12% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 27.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12.2% 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 | 1,914 | 891 | +15% |
| Property | 5,065 | 2,358 | +26% |
| Break-ins | 754 | 351 | +1% |
| Theft | 2,552 | 1,188 | +33% |
Questions
Is Wellington safe?
Wellington recorded 1,910 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 81% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 57% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 68.6 out of 100 (high), 72nd 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 Wellington?
351 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 754 per 100,000 residents, about 7% higher than the Victoria rate (705).
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Police news near Wellington
- Nine people arrested as part of investigation into Sale assault · Sale, 10 Sept 2026 · 13 km away
Suburbs in the Wellington council area
Balook · Boisdale · Briagolong · Budgee Budgee · Bushy Park · Calrossie · Cobbannah · Coongulla · Cowa · Cowwarr · Crooked River · Dargo · Dutson · Dutson Downs · East Sale · Gelliondale · Glengarry · Glengarry North · Glengarry West · Gormandale · Hawkhurst · Hedley · Hiamdale · Hollands Landing · Jack River · Lake Wellington · Llowalong · Macks Creek · Maffra · Maffra West Upper · Mcloughlins Beach · Meerlieu · Miowera · Montgomery · Nambrok · Nap Nap Marra · Newry · Paradise Beach · Pearsondale · Riverslea · Rosedale · Sale · Seacombe · Seaspray · Snake Island · Staceys Bridge · Stradbroke · Tarra Valley · The Heart · Tinamba · Tinamba West · Toolome · Valencia Creek · Willung · Willung South · Won Wron · Woodside · Woodside Beach · Woodside North · Woolenook · Wurruk · Yarram
Postcodes in the Wellington council area
3847 · 3850 · 3851 · 3852 · 3854 · 3857 · 3859 · 3860 · 3862 · 3873 · 3874 · 3967 · 3971
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