Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3823

Postcode 3823 covers Allambee, Yarragon and Yarragon South in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Baw Baw.

Suburbs in 3823

Recorded crime in the council area

62/100

Baw Baw

High113 of 362 nationally · 23 of 79 in VIC · 62,784 residents

Violent 2,020 per 100k

▲ +122% vs five years earlier

Property 4,179 per 100k

▼ -2% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 565 per 100k

▼ -34% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Allambee, Yarragon, Yarragon South in postcode 3823.

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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 3823

What is the crime rate in postcode 3823?

Recorded crime is published for the Baw Baw council area, which covers postcode 3823. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,020 violent offences, 4,179 property offences and 565 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3823 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Baw Baw council area's violent crime rate is 66% above the national rate and 91% above the Victoria rate (2,020 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 62 ranks 113 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3823?

Allambee, Yarragon and Yarragon South.

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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