Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3044

Postcode 3044 covers Pascoe Vale and Pascoe Vale South in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Merri-bek.

Suburbs in 3044

Recorded crime in the council area

53/100

Merri-bek

Moderate151 of 362 nationally · 35 of 79 in VIC · 189,108 residents

Violent 852 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Property 5,805 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 731 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Pascoe Vale, Pascoe Vale South in postcode 3044.

Open Merri-bek 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 3044

What is the crime rate in postcode 3044?

Recorded crime is published for the Merri-bek council area, which covers postcode 3044. In 2024-25 it recorded 852 violent offences, 5,805 property offences and 731 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3044 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Merri-bek council area's violent crime rate is 30% below the national rate and 19% below the Victoria rate (852 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 53 ranks 151 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3044?

Pascoe Vale and Pascoe Vale South.

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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