Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3153

Postcode 3153 covers Bayswater and Bayswater North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Knox.

Suburbs in 3153

Recorded crime in the council area

48/100

Knox

Moderate188 of 362 nationally · 48 of 79 in VIC · 163,820 residents

Violent 1,000 per 100k

▲ +22% vs five years earlier

Property 4,108 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 508 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Bayswater, Bayswater North in postcode 3153.

Open Knox 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 3153

What is the crime rate in postcode 3153?

Recorded crime is published for the Knox council area, which covers postcode 3153. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,000 violent offences, 4,108 property offences and 508 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3153 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Knox council area's violent crime rate is 18% below the national rate and close to the Victoria rate (1,000 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 48 ranks 188 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3153?

Bayswater and Bayswater 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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