Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3979

Postcode 3979 covers Almurta, Glen Alvie and Kernot in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Bass Coast.

Suburbs in 3979

Recorded crime in the council area

56/100

Bass Coast

Moderate140 of 362 nationally · 31 of 79 in VIC · 44,377 residents

Violent 1,293 per 100k

▲ +38% vs five years earlier

Property 3,671 per 100k

▲ +21% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 703 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Almurta, Glen Alvie, Kernot in postcode 3979.

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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 3979

What is the crime rate in postcode 3979?

Recorded crime is published for the Bass Coast council area, which covers postcode 3979. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,293 violent offences, 3,671 property offences and 703 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3979 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Bass Coast council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 22% above the Victoria rate (1,293 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 56 ranks 140 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3979?

Almurta, Glen Alvie and Kernot.

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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