Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3926

Postcode 3926 covers Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Merricks Beach and Merricks North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Mornington Peninsula.

Suburbs in 3926

Recorded crime in the council area

49/100

Mornington Peninsula

Moderate182 of 362 nationally · 44 of 79 in VIC · 172,217 residents

Violent 801 per 100k

▲ +17% vs five years earlier

Property 4,293 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 863 per 100k

▲ +25% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Merricks Beach, Merricks North in postcode 3926.

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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 3926

What is the crime rate in postcode 3926?

Recorded crime is published for the Mornington Peninsula council area, which covers postcode 3926. In 2024-25 it recorded 801 violent offences, 4,293 property offences and 863 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3926 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mornington Peninsula council area's violent crime rate is 34% below the national rate and 24% below the Victoria rate (801 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 49 ranks 182 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3926?

Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Merricks Beach and Merricks North.

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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