Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3003

Postcode 3003 covers West Melbourne in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Melbourne.

Suburbs in 3003

Recorded crime in the council area

88/100

Melbourne

Very high7 of 362 nationally · 1 of 79 in VIC · 194,481 residents

Violent 2,900 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Property 15,384 per 100k

▲ +30% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,495 per 100k

▲ +27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers West Melbourne in postcode 3003.

Open Melbourne on the map

The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 3003

What is the crime rate in postcode 3003?

Recorded crime is published for the Melbourne council area, which covers postcode 3003. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,900 violent offences, 15,384 property offences and 1,495 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3003 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Melbourne council area's violent crime rate is 2.4 times the national rate and 2.7 times the Victoria rate (2,900 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 88 ranks 7 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3003?

West Melbourne.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from Victoria's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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