Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3196

Postcode 3196 covers Bonbeach, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights and Edithvale in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Kingston.

Suburbs in 3196

Recorded crime in the council area

52/100

Kingston

Moderate160 of 362 nationally · 37 of 79 in VIC · 168,061 residents

Violent 854 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Property 5,103 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 649 per 100k

▲ +37% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Bonbeach, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Edithvale in postcode 3196.

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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 3196

What is the crime rate in postcode 3196?

Recorded crime is published for the Kingston council area, which covers postcode 3196. In 2024-25 it recorded 854 violent offences, 5,103 property offences and 649 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3196 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Kingston council area's violent crime rate is 30% below the national rate and 19% below the Victoria rate (854 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 52 ranks 160 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3196?

Bonbeach, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights and Edithvale.

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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