Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3131

Postcode 3131 covers Forest Hill and Nunawading in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Whitehorse.

Suburbs in 3131

Recorded crime in the council area

44/100

Whitehorse

Moderate223 of 362 nationally · 53 of 79 in VIC · 185,256 residents

Violent 589 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Property 4,660 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 770 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Forest Hill, Nunawading in postcode 3131.

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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 3131

What is the crime rate in postcode 3131?

Recorded crime is published for the Whitehorse council area, which covers postcode 3131. In 2024-25 it recorded 589 violent offences, 4,660 property offences and 770 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3131 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Whitehorse council area's violent crime rate is 52% below the national rate and 44% below the Victoria rate (589 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 44 ranks 223 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3131?

Forest Hill and Nunawading.

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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