Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3453

Postcode 3453 covers Harcourt, Harcourt North, Ravenswood and Ravenswood South in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Greater Bendigo.

Suburbs in 3453

Recorded crime in the council area

62/100

Greater Bendigo

High114 of 362 nationally · 24 of 79 in VIC · 126,568 residents

Violent 1,456 per 100k

▲ +27% vs five years earlier

Property 5,019 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 685 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Harcourt, Harcourt North, Ravenswood, Ravenswood South in postcode 3453.

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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 3453

What is the crime rate in postcode 3453?

Recorded crime is published for the Greater Bendigo council area, which covers postcode 3453. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,456 violent offences, 5,019 property offences and 685 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3453 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Greater Bendigo council area's violent crime rate is 20% above the national rate and 38% above the Victoria rate (1,456 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 62 ranks 114 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3453?

Harcourt, Harcourt North, Ravenswood and Ravenswood South.

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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