Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3850

Postcode 3850 covers Sale and Wurruk in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Wellington.

Suburbs in 3850

Recorded crime in the council area

69/100

Wellington

High72 of 362 nationally · 13 of 79 in VIC · 46,551 residents

Violent 1,914 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 5,065 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 754 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Sale, Wurruk in postcode 3850.

Open Wellington 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 3850

What is the crime rate in postcode 3850?

Recorded crime is published for the Wellington council area, which covers postcode 3850. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,914 violent offences, 5,065 property offences and 754 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3850 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Wellington council area's violent crime rate is 57% above the national rate and 81% above the Victoria rate (1,914 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 69 ranks 72 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3850?

Sale and Wurruk.

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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