Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3078

Postcode 3078 covers Alphington and Fairfield in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Darebin.

Suburbs in 3078

Recorded crime in the council area

61/100

Darebin

High116 of 362 nationally · 25 of 79 in VIC · 162,496 residents

Violent 919 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Property 8,246 per 100k

▲ +30% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,045 per 100k

▲ +56% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Alphington, Fairfield in postcode 3078.

Open Darebin 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 3078

What is the crime rate in postcode 3078?

Recorded crime is published for the Darebin council area, which covers postcode 3078. In 2024-25 it recorded 919 violent offences, 8,246 property offences and 1,045 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3078 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Darebin council area's violent crime rate is 25% below the national rate and 13% below the Victoria rate (919 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 61 ranks 116 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3078?

Alphington and Fairfield.

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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