Benalla crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria

Benalla is a suburb in the Benalla council area of Victoria (about 14,581 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 64 out of 100 (high), 107th of 362 councils nationally.

The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (53rd percentile), homicide (79th percentile), break-ins (63rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.

In 2024-25: violent 1,228 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); property 4,629 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 665 per 100,000 (+29% vs five years earlier); theft 2,167 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 29th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Benalla council area is 3.4% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4% of occupied homes (214 public and 26 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 13.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.7% of homes; about 13.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.4% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

Victoria publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Benalla are those of the Benalla council area.

Benalla council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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