Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3012

Postcode 3012 covers Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham and West Footscray in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Brimbank.

Suburbs in 3012

Recorded crime in the council area

60/100

Brimbank

Moderate125 of 362 nationally · 26 of 79 in VIC · 198,181 residents

Violent 986 per 100k

▼ -16% vs five years earlier

Property 5,677 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 645 per 100k

▼ -4% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footscray in postcode 3012.

Open Brimbank 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 3012

What is the crime rate in postcode 3012?

Recorded crime is published for the Brimbank council area, which covers postcode 3012. In 2024-25 it recorded 986 violent offences, 5,677 property offences and 645 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3012 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Brimbank council area's violent crime rate is 19% below the national rate and close to the Victoria rate (986 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 60 ranks 125 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3012?

Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham and West Footscray.

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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