Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3156

Postcode 3156 covers Ferntree Gully, Lysterfield, Lysterfield South and Upper Ferntree Gully in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Yarra Ranges.

Suburbs in 3156

Recorded crime in the council area

33/100

Yarra Ranges

Low279 of 362 nationally · 67 of 79 in VIC · 160,906 residents

Violent 766 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Property 2,582 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 333 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Ferntree Gully, Lysterfield, Lysterfield South, Upper Ferntree Gully in postcode 3156.

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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 3156

What is the crime rate in postcode 3156?

Recorded crime is published for the Yarra Ranges council area, which covers postcode 3156. In 2024-25 it recorded 766 violent offences, 2,582 property offences and 333 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3156 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Yarra Ranges council area's violent crime rate is 37% below the national rate and 28% below the Victoria rate (766 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 33 ranks 279 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3156?

Ferntree Gully, Lysterfield, Lysterfield South and Upper Ferntree Gully.

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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