Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3740

Postcode 3740 covers Buckland, Mount Buffalo and Porepunkah in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Alpine.

Suburbs in 3740

Recorded crime in the council area

22/100

Alpine

Low328 of 362 nationally · 77 of 79 in VIC · 13,236 residents

Violent 476 per 100k

▼ -25% vs five years earlier

Property 1,715 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 249 per 100k

▼ -4% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Buckland, Mount Buffalo, Porepunkah in postcode 3740.

Open Alpine on the map

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 3740

What is the crime rate in postcode 3740?

Recorded crime is published for the Alpine council area, which covers postcode 3740. In 2024-25 it recorded 476 violent offences, 1,715 property offences and 249 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3740 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Alpine council area's violent crime rate is 61% below the national rate and 55% below the Victoria rate (476 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 22 ranks 328 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3740?

Buckland, Mount Buffalo and Porepunkah.

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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