Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3516

Postcode 3516 covers Bridgewater, Bridgewater North, Bridgewater on Loddon, Derby, Leichardt and Yarraberb in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Loddon.

Suburbs in 3516

Recorded crime in the council area

39/100

Loddon

Low249 of 362 nationally · 57 of 79 in VIC · 7,718 residents

Violent 700 per 100k

▼ -20% vs five years earlier

Property 3,861 per 100k

▲ +33% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 894 per 100k

▲ +56% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Bridgewater, Bridgewater North, Bridgewater on Loddon, Derby, Leichardt, Yarraberb in postcode 3516.

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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 3516

What is the crime rate in postcode 3516?

Recorded crime is published for the Loddon council area, which covers postcode 3516. In 2024-25 it recorded 700 violent offences, 3,861 property offences and 894 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3516 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Loddon council area's violent crime rate is 43% below the national rate and 34% below the Victoria rate (700 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 39 ranks 249 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3516?

Bridgewater, Bridgewater North, Bridgewater on Loddon, Derby, Leichardt and Yarraberb.

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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