Bet Bet crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Bet Bet is a suburb in the Central Goldfields council area of Victoria (about 13,753 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 98th 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 sexual offences (95th percentile), assault (58th percentile), homicide (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2024-25: violent 1,869 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); property 4,734 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier); break-ins 763 per 100,000 (+49% vs five years earlier); theft 2,116 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Central Goldfields council area is 5.9% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (163 public and 52 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 25 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 18.5 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.1% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.5% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 18.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.2% 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 Bet Bet are those of the Central Goldfields council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,869 | 257 | +36% |
| Property | 4,734 | 651 | +37% |
| Break-ins | 763 | 105 | +49% |
| Theft | 2,116 | 291 | +37% |
Central Goldfields council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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