Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3289

Postcode 3289 covers Gazette, Gerrigerrup, Penshurst, Purdeet and Tabor in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Southern Grampians.

Suburbs in 3289

Recorded crime in the council area

51/100

Southern Grampians

Moderate170 of 362 nationally · 40 of 79 in VIC · 16,483 residents

Violent 1,256 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Property 3,149 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 285 per 100k

▼ -32% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Gazette, Gerrigerrup, Penshurst, Purdeet, Tabor in postcode 3289.

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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 3289

What is the crime rate in postcode 3289?

Recorded crime is published for the Southern Grampians council area, which covers postcode 3289. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,256 violent offences, 3,149 property offences and 285 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3289 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Southern Grampians council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 19% above the Victoria rate (1,256 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 51 ranks 170 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3289?

Gazette, Gerrigerrup, Penshurst, Purdeet and Tabor.

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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