Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3217

Postcode 3217 covers Armstrong Creek, Charlemont, Freshwater Creek and Mount Duneed in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Surf Coast.

Suburbs in 3217

Recorded crime in the council area

24/100

Surf Coast

Low315 of 362 nationally · 75 of 79 in VIC · 40,265 residents

Violent 507 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Property 2,032 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 296 per 100k

▼ -23% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Armstrong Creek, Charlemont, Freshwater Creek, Mount Duneed in postcode 3217.

Open Surf Coast 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 3217

What is the crime rate in postcode 3217?

Recorded crime is published for the Surf Coast council area, which covers postcode 3217. In 2024-25 it recorded 507 violent offences, 2,032 property offences and 296 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3217 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Surf Coast council area's violent crime rate is 58% below the national rate and 52% below the Victoria rate (507 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 24 ranks 315 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3217?

Armstrong Creek, Charlemont, Freshwater Creek and Mount Duneed.

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

All VIC postcodes · Look up another postcode · Interactive crime map