Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3660

Postcode 3660 covers Caveat, Dropmore, Highlands, Hilldene, Kerrisdale, Northwood, Seymour, Trawool and Whiteheads Creek in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mitchell.

Suburbs in 3660

Recorded crime in the council area

58/100

Mitchell

Moderate136 of 362 nationally · 29 of 79 in VIC · 58,459 residents

Violent 1,394 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Property 4,083 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 409 per 100k

▼ -27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Caveat, Dropmore, Highlands, Hilldene, Kerrisdale, Northwood, Seymour, Trawool, Whiteheads Creek in postcode 3660.

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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 3660

What is the crime rate in postcode 3660?

Recorded crime is published for the Mitchell council area, which covers postcode 3660. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,394 violent offences, 4,083 property offences and 409 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3660 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mitchell council area's violent crime rate is 14% above the national rate and 32% above the Victoria rate (1,394 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 58 ranks 136 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3660?

Caveat, Dropmore, Highlands, Hilldene, Kerrisdale, Northwood, Seymour, Trawool and Whiteheads Creek.

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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