Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3042

Postcode 3042 covers Airport West, Keilor Park and Niddrie in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Moonee Valley.

Suburbs in 3042

Recorded crime in the council area

46/100

Moonee Valley

Moderate207 of 362 nationally · 52 of 79 in VIC · 130,501 residents

Violent 769 per 100k

▲ +17% vs five years earlier

Property 5,492 per 100k

▲ +27% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 489 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie in postcode 3042.

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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 3042

What is the crime rate in postcode 3042?

Recorded crime is published for the Moonee Valley council area, which covers postcode 3042. In 2024-25 it recorded 769 violent offences, 5,492 property offences and 489 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3042 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Moonee Valley council area's violent crime rate is 37% below the national rate and 27% below the Victoria rate (769 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 46 ranks 207 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3042?

Airport West, Keilor Park and Niddrie.

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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