Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3281

Postcode 3281 covers Bushfield, Grassmere, Winslow and Woodford in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Moyne.

Suburbs in 3281

Recorded crime in the council area

29/100

Moyne

Low295 of 362 nationally · 70 of 79 in VIC · 17,760 residents

Violent 693 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Property 1,751 per 100k

▲ +10% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 270 per 100k

▼ -2% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Bushfield, Grassmere, Winslow, Woodford in postcode 3281.

Open Moyne 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 3281

What is the crime rate in postcode 3281?

Recorded crime is published for the Moyne council area, which covers postcode 3281. In 2024-25 it recorded 693 violent offences, 1,751 property offences and 270 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3281 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Moyne council area's violent crime rate is 43% below the national rate and 35% below the Victoria rate (693 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 29 ranks 295 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3281?

Bushfield, Grassmere, Winslow and Woodford.

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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