Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3087

Postcode 3087 covers Watsonia and Watsonia North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Banyule.

Suburbs in 3087

Recorded crime in the council area

49/100

Banyule

Moderate180 of 362 nationally · 43 of 79 in VIC · 132,770 residents

Violent 735 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Property 5,038 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 709 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Watsonia, Watsonia North in postcode 3087.

Open Banyule 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 3087

What is the crime rate in postcode 3087?

Recorded crime is published for the Banyule council area, which covers postcode 3087. In 2024-25 it recorded 735 violent offences, 5,038 property offences and 709 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3087 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Banyule council area's violent crime rate is 40% below the national rate and 30% below the Victoria rate (735 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 49 ranks 180 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3087?

Watsonia and Watsonia 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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