Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3016

Postcode 3016 covers Williamstown and Williamstown North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Hobsons Bay.

Suburbs in 3016

Recorded crime in the council area

48/100

Hobsons Bay

Moderate183 of 362 nationally · 45 of 79 in VIC · 97,031 residents

Violent 777 per 100k

▼ -3% vs five years earlier

Property 5,622 per 100k

▲ +47% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 682 per 100k

▲ +43% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Williamstown, Williamstown North in postcode 3016.

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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 3016

What is the crime rate in postcode 3016?

Recorded crime is published for the Hobsons Bay council area, which covers postcode 3016. In 2024-25 it recorded 777 violent offences, 5,622 property offences and 682 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3016 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Hobsons Bay council area's violent crime rate is 36% below the national rate and 27% below the Victoria rate (777 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 48 ranks 183 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3016?

Williamstown and Williamstown North.

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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