Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25
Crime in postcode 3187
Postcode 3187 covers Brighton East 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 3187
Recorded crime in the council area
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 East in postcode 3187.
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 3187
What is the crime rate in postcode 3187?
Recorded crime is published for the Bayside council area, which covers postcode 3187. In 2024-25 it recorded 487 violent offences, 3,988 property offences and 794 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 3187 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 3187?
Brighton East.
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.
Nearby postcodes
- 3183 Balaclava
- 3184 Elwood
- 3185 Elsternwick
- 3186 Brighton
- 3188 Hampton
- 3189 Moorabbin
- 3190 Highett
- 3191 Sandringham
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