Burnley crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria

Burnley is a suburb in the Yarra council area of Victoria (about 101,356 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 73 out of 100 (high), 49th 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 (61st percentile), break-ins (87th percentile), robbery (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 77.

In 2024-25: violent 1,611 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); property 11,135 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,554 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier); theft 6,738 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 13th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Yarra council area is 3.8% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.5% of occupied homes (3,024 public and 415 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 559 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.9 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 30.2% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, New Zealand, Vietnam. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 7.8% of homes; about 59.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 30.7% 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 Burnley are those of the Yarra council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Abbotsford · Carlton North · Clifton Hill · Collingwood · Collingwood North · Cremorne · Fitzroy · Fitzroy North · Princes Hill · Richmond

australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/vic/burnley/ · Australian Crime Map