Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3442

Postcode 3442 covers Ashbourne, Cadello, Carlsruhe, Cobaw, Hesket, Newham, Rochford, Woodend and Woodend North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Macedon Ranges.

Suburbs in 3442

Recorded crime in the council area

29/100

Macedon Ranges

Low294 of 362 nationally · 69 of 79 in VIC · 54,464 residents

Violent 490 per 100k

▼ -8% vs five years earlier

Property 2,593 per 100k

▲ +9% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 375 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Ashbourne, Cadello, Carlsruhe, Cobaw, Hesket, Newham, Rochford, Woodend, Woodend North in postcode 3442.

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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 3442

What is the crime rate in postcode 3442?

Recorded crime is published for the Macedon Ranges council area, which covers postcode 3442. In 2024-25 it recorded 490 violent offences, 2,593 property offences and 375 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3442 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Macedon Ranges council area's violent crime rate is 60% below the national rate and 54% below the Victoria rate (490 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 29 ranks 294 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3442?

Ashbourne, Cadello, Carlsruhe, Cobaw, Hesket, Newham, Rochford, Woodend and Woodend North.

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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