Whittlesea crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Whittlesea is a council area in Victoria with about 259,759 residents. It has a Crime Score 43 out of 100 (moderate), 228th 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 (72nd percentile), homicide (59th percentile), theft (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 49.
In 2024-25: violent 743 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); property 4,404 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 434 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); theft 2,611 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 57th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Whittlesea council area is 5.9% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.1% of occupied homes (668 public and 205 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 855 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 36.1 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 39.3% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in India, North Macedonia, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.6% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 1.1% of homes; about 35.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 39.9% 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 | 743 | 1,929 | -17% |
| Property | 4,404 | 11,441 | +8% |
| Break-ins | 434 | 1,128 | +16% |
| Theft | 2,611 | 6,782 | +14% |
Questions
Is Whittlesea safe?
Whittlesea recorded 743 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 30% lower than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 39% lower than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 42.9 out of 100 (moderate), 228th 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 Whittlesea?
1,128 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 434 per 100,000 residents, about 38% lower than the Victoria rate (705).
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Suburbs in the Whittlesea council area
Bundoora · Doreen · Eden Park · Epping · Humevale · Kinglake Central · Kinglake West · Kingsbury · Lalor · Mernda · Mill Park · Pheasant Creek · South Morang · Thomastown · Whittlesea · Wollert · Woodstock · Yan Yean
Postcodes in the Whittlesea council area
3074 · 3075 · 3076 · 3082 · 3083 · 3750 · 3751 · 3752 · 3754 · 3755 · 3757
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