Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3147

Postcode 3147 covers Ashburton and Ashwood in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Boroondara.

Suburbs in 3147

Recorded crime in the council area

37/100

Boroondara

Low262 of 362 nationally · 63 of 79 in VIC · 178,601 residents

Violent 495 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Property 4,166 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 859 per 100k

▲ +49% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Ashburton, Ashwood in postcode 3147.

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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 3147

What is the crime rate in postcode 3147?

Recorded crime is published for the Boroondara council area, which covers postcode 3147. In 2024-25 it recorded 495 violent offences, 4,166 property offences and 859 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3147 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Boroondara council area's violent crime rate is 59% below the national rate and 53% below the Victoria rate (495 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 37 ranks 262 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3147?

Ashburton and Ashwood.

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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