Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3685

Postcode 3685 covers Boorhaman North, Brimin, Browns Plains, Carlyle, Gooramadda and Rutherglen in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Indigo.

Suburbs in 3685

Recorded crime in the council area

23/100

Indigo

Low322 of 362 nationally · 76 of 79 in VIC · 17,758 residents

Violent 518 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Property 2,010 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 259 per 100k

▼ -40% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Boorhaman North, Brimin, Browns Plains, Carlyle, Gooramadda, Rutherglen in postcode 3685.

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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 3685

What is the crime rate in postcode 3685?

Recorded crime is published for the Indigo council area, which covers postcode 3685. In 2024-25 it recorded 518 violent offences, 2,010 property offences and 259 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3685 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Indigo council area's violent crime rate is 57% below the national rate and 51% below the Victoria rate (518 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 23 ranks 322 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3685?

Boorhaman North, Brimin, Browns Plains, Carlyle, Gooramadda and Rutherglen.

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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