Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3351

Postcode 3351 covers Berringa, Chepstowe, Hillcrest, Lake Bolac, Nerrin Nerrin, Nintingbool, Scarsdale, Streatham, Wallinduc and Westmere in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Ararat.

Suburbs in 3351

Recorded crime in the council area

75/100

Ararat

High42 of 362 nationally · 4 of 79 in VIC · 11,732 residents

Violent 2,122 per 100k

▲ +31% vs five years earlier

Property 6,154 per 100k

▲ +35% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 980 per 100k

▲ +52% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Berringa, Chepstowe, Hillcrest, Lake Bolac, Nerrin Nerrin, Nintingbool, Scarsdale, Streatham, Wallinduc, Westmere in postcode 3351.

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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 3351

What is the crime rate in postcode 3351?

Recorded crime is published for the Ararat council area, which covers postcode 3351. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,122 violent offences, 6,154 property offences and 980 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3351 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Ararat council area's violent crime rate is 74% above the national rate and 2.0 times the Victoria rate (2,122 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 75 ranks 42 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3351?

Berringa, Chepstowe, Hillcrest, Lake Bolac, Nerrin Nerrin, Nintingbool, Scarsdale, Streatham, Wallinduc and Westmere.

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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