Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3223

Postcode 3223 covers Bellarine, Indented Head, Portarlington and Saint Leonards in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Greater Geelong.

Suburbs in 3223

Recorded crime in the council area

54/100

Greater Geelong

Moderate149 of 362 nationally · 34 of 79 in VIC · 295,052 residents

Violent 1,001 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Property 4,714 per 100k

▼ -2% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 589 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Bellarine, Indented Head, Portarlington, Saint Leonards in postcode 3223.

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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 3223

What is the crime rate in postcode 3223?

Recorded crime is published for the Greater Geelong council area, which covers postcode 3223. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,001 violent offences, 4,714 property offences and 589 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3223 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Greater Geelong council area's violent crime rate is 18% below the national rate and close to the Victoria rate (1,001 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 54 ranks 149 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3223?

Bellarine, Indented Head, Portarlington and Saint Leonards.

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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