Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3355

Postcode 3355 covers Lake Gardens, Mitchell Park, Wendouree and Wendouree Village in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Ballarat.

Suburbs in 3355

Recorded crime in the council area

70/100

Ballarat

High67 of 362 nationally · 11 of 79 in VIC · 122,661 residents

Violent 1,251 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Property 6,691 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 826 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Lake Gardens, Mitchell Park, Wendouree, Wendouree Village in postcode 3355.

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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 3355

What is the crime rate in postcode 3355?

Recorded crime is published for the Ballarat council area, which covers postcode 3355. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,251 violent offences, 6,691 property offences and 826 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3355 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Ballarat council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 18% above the Victoria rate (1,251 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 70 ranks 67 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3355?

Lake Gardens, Mitchell Park, Wendouree and Wendouree Village.

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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