Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3988

Postcode 3988 covers Mountain View, Poowong, Poowong East and Poowong North in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: South Gippsland.

Suburbs in 3988

Recorded crime in the council area

52/100

South Gippsland

Moderate159 of 362 nationally · 36 of 79 in VIC · 31,109 residents

Violent 1,032 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Property 3,816 per 100k

▲ +54% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 698 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Mountain View, Poowong, Poowong East, Poowong North in postcode 3988.

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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 3988

What is the crime rate in postcode 3988?

Recorded crime is published for the South Gippsland council area, which covers postcode 3988. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,032 violent offences, 3,816 property offences and 698 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3988 compare with the rest of Australia?

The South Gippsland council area's violent crime rate is 15% below the national rate and close to the Victoria rate (1,032 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 52 ranks 159 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3988?

Mountain View, Poowong, Poowong East and Poowong 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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