Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3491

Postcode 3491 covers Patchewollock in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mildura.

Suburbs in 3491

Recorded crime in the council area

81/100

Mildura

Very high23 of 362 nationally · 3 of 79 in VIC · 57,309 residents

Violent 1,848 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Property 7,180 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,009 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Patchewollock in postcode 3491.

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 3491

What is the crime rate in postcode 3491?

Recorded crime is published for the Mildura council area, which covers postcode 3491. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,848 violent offences, 7,180 property offences and 1,009 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3491 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mildura council area's violent crime rate is 52% above the national rate and 75% above the Victoria rate (1,848 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 81 ranks 23 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3491?

Patchewollock.

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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