Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3185

Postcode 3185 covers Elsternwick, Gardenvale and Ripponlea in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Glen Eira.

Suburbs in 3185

Recorded crime in the council area

39/100

Glen Eira

Low250 of 362 nationally · 58 of 79 in VIC · 163,025 residents

Violent 595 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Property 3,641 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 615 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Ripponlea in postcode 3185.

Open Glen Eira 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 3185

What is the crime rate in postcode 3185?

Recorded crime is published for the Glen Eira council area, which covers postcode 3185. In 2024-25 it recorded 595 violent offences, 3,641 property offences and 615 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3185 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Glen Eira council area's violent crime rate is 51% below the national rate and 44% below the Victoria rate (595 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 39 ranks 250 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3185?

Elsternwick, Gardenvale and Ripponlea.

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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