Yarra crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria council area
Yarra is a council area in Victoria with about 101,356 residents. It has a Crime Score 73 out of 100 (high), 50th 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 (60th percentile), break-ins (90th percentile), robbery (96th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 77.
In 2024-25: violent 1,611 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); property 11,135 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,554 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier); theft 6,738 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 13th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Yarra council area is 3.8% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.5% of occupied homes (3,024 public and 415 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 559 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 30.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Vietnam. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 7.8% of homes; about 59.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 30.7% 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 | 1,611 | 1,633 | +13% |
| Property | 11,135 | 11,286 | +18% |
| Break-ins | 1,554 | 1,575 | +43% |
| Theft | 6,738 | 6,829 | +22% |
Questions
Is Yarra safe?
Yarra recorded 1,610 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2024-25, about 52% higher than the Victoria rate (1,060) and about 32% higher than the national rate (1,220). Its Crime Score is 73.3 out of 100 (high), 50th 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 Yarra?
1,575 break-ins were recorded in 2024-25: 1,550 per 100,000 residents, 2.2 times the Victoria rate (705).
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Police news near Yarra
- Police investigate Reservoir death · Reservoir, 28 Oct 2026 · 10 km away
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Suburbs in the Yarra council area
Abbotsford · Burnley · Carlton North · Clifton Hill · Collingwood · Collingwood North · Cremorne · Fitzroy · Fitzroy North · Princes Hill · Richmond
Postcodes in the Yarra council area
3054 · 3065 · 3066 · 3067 · 3068 · 3121
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