Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3149

Postcode 3149 covers Mount Waverley, Pinewood and Syndal in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Monash.

Suburbs in 3149

Recorded crime in the council area

48/100

Monash

Moderate185 of 362 nationally · 47 of 79 in VIC · 211,833 residents

Violent 654 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 5,299 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 709 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Mount Waverley, Pinewood, Syndal in postcode 3149.

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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 3149

What is the crime rate in postcode 3149?

Recorded crime is published for the Monash council area, which covers postcode 3149. In 2024-25 it recorded 654 violent offences, 5,299 property offences and 709 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3149 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Monash council area's violent crime rate is 46% below the national rate and 38% below the Victoria rate (654 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 48 ranks 185 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3149?

Mount Waverley, Pinewood and Syndal.

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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