Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3450

Postcode 3450 covers Castlemaine and Moonlight Flat in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mount Alexander.

Suburbs in 3450

Recorded crime in the council area

36/100

Mount Alexander

Low268 of 362 nationally · 64 of 79 in VIC · 20,939 residents

Violent 884 per 100k

▲ +40% vs five years earlier

Property 3,348 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 540 per 100k

▲ +54% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Castlemaine, Moonlight Flat in postcode 3450.

Open Mount Alexander 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 3450

What is the crime rate in postcode 3450?

Recorded crime is published for the Mount Alexander council area, which covers postcode 3450. In 2024-25 it recorded 884 violent offences, 3,348 property offences and 540 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3450 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mount Alexander council area's violent crime rate is 27% below the national rate and 16% below the Victoria rate (884 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 36 ranks 268 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3450?

Castlemaine and Moonlight Flat.

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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