Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3136

Postcode 3136 covers Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North and Croydon South in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Maroondah.

Suburbs in 3136

Recorded crime in the council area

47/100

Maroondah

Moderate191 of 362 nationally · 49 of 79 in VIC · 120,247 residents

Violent 946 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Property 4,294 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 502 per 100k

▲ +10% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South in postcode 3136.

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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 3136

What is the crime rate in postcode 3136?

Recorded crime is published for the Maroondah council area, which covers postcode 3136. In 2024-25 it recorded 946 violent offences, 4,294 property offences and 502 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3136 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Maroondah council area's violent crime rate is 22% below the national rate and 11% below the Victoria rate (946 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 191 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3136?

Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North and Croydon 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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