Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3233

Postcode 3233 covers Apollo Bay, Cape Otway, Marengo, Petticoat Creek, Skenes Creek and Skenes Creek North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Colac Otway.

Suburbs in 3233

Recorded crime in the council area

51/100

Colac Otway

Moderate165 of 362 nationally · 38 of 79 in VIC · 22,209 residents

Violent 1,175 per 100k

▲ +37% vs five years earlier

Property 3,593 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 428 per 100k

▼ -28% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Apollo Bay, Cape Otway, Marengo, Petticoat Creek, Skenes Creek, Skenes Creek North in postcode 3233.

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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 3233

What is the crime rate in postcode 3233?

Recorded crime is published for the Colac Otway council area, which covers postcode 3233. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,175 violent offences, 3,593 property offences and 428 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3233 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Colac Otway council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 11% above the Victoria rate (1,175 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 51 ranks 165 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3233?

Apollo Bay, Cape Otway, Marengo, Petticoat Creek, Skenes Creek and Skenes Creek North.

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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