Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3875

Postcode 3875 covers Calulu, East Bairnsdale, Flaggy Creek, Iguana Creek, Lucknow, Melwood, Merrijig, Sarsfield, Walpa and Woodglen in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: East Gippsland.

Suburbs in 3875

Recorded crime in the council area

66/100

East Gippsland

High88 of 362 nationally · 17 of 79 in VIC · 49,669 residents

Violent 2,193 per 100k

▲ +28% vs five years earlier

Property 4,339 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 489 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Calulu, East Bairnsdale, Flaggy Creek, Iguana Creek, Lucknow, Melwood, Merrijig, Sarsfield, Walpa, Woodglen in postcode 3875.

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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 3875

What is the crime rate in postcode 3875?

Recorded crime is published for the East Gippsland council area, which covers postcode 3875. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,193 violent offences, 4,339 property offences and 489 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3875 compare with the rest of Australia?

The East Gippsland council area's violent crime rate is 80% above the national rate and 2.1 times the Victoria rate (2,193 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 66 ranks 88 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3875?

Calulu, East Bairnsdale, Flaggy Creek, Iguana Creek, Lucknow, Melwood, Merrijig, Sarsfield, Walpa and Woodglen.

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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