Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3186

Postcode 3186 covers Brighton, Brighton North and Dendy in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Bayside.

Suburbs in 3186

Recorded crime in the council area

39/100

Bayside

Low254 of 362 nationally · 60 of 79 in VIC · 107,164 residents

Violent 487 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Property 3,988 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 794 per 100k

▲ +38% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Brighton, Brighton North, Dendy in postcode 3186.

Open Bayside 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 3186

What is the crime rate in postcode 3186?

Recorded crime is published for the Bayside council area, which covers postcode 3186. In 2024-25 it recorded 487 violent offences, 3,988 property offences and 794 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3186 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Bayside council area's violent crime rate is 60% below the national rate and 54% below the Victoria rate (487 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 39 ranks 254 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3186?

Brighton, Brighton North and Dendy.

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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