Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3340

Postcode 3340 covers Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Coimadai, Glenmore, Long Forest, Maddingley, Merrimu, Parwan and Rowsley in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Moorabool.

Suburbs in 3340

Recorded crime in the council area

50/100

Moorabool

Moderate173 of 362 nationally · 41 of 79 in VIC · 40,472 residents

Violent 944 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Property 3,904 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 556 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Coimadai, Glenmore, Long Forest, Maddingley, Merrimu, Parwan, Rowsley in postcode 3340.

Open Moorabool 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 3340

What is the crime rate in postcode 3340?

Recorded crime is published for the Moorabool council area, which covers postcode 3340. In 2024-25 it recorded 944 violent offences, 3,904 property offences and 556 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3340 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Moorabool council area's violent crime rate is 23% below the national rate and 11% below the Victoria rate (944 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 50 ranks 173 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3340?

Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Coimadai, Glenmore, Long Forest, Maddingley, Merrimu, Parwan and Rowsley.

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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