Borung crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Borung is a suburb in the Loddon council area of Victoria (about 7,718 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 38 out of 100 (low), 249th 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 (79th percentile), break-ins (71st percentile), vehicle theft (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 51.
In 2024-25: violent 700 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); property 3,861 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier); break-ins 894 per 100,000 (+56% vs five years earlier); theft 1,762 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 59th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Loddon council area is 4.9% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.4% of occupied homes (32 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 23 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.8 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.7% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.5% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 29.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.9% 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 Borung are those of the Loddon council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 700 | 54 | -20% |
| Property | 3,861 | 298 | +33% |
| Break-ins | 894 | 69 | +56% |
| Theft | 1,762 | 136 | +20% |
Loddon council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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