Donvale crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Donvale is a suburb in the Manningham council area of Victoria (about 132,912 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 30 out of 100 (low), 296th 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 homicide (51st percentile), break-ins (50th percentile), robbery (53rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.
In 2024-25: violent 369 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 2,697 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 523 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); theft 1,485 per 100,000 (+17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 78th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Manningham council area is 5.2% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.6% of occupied homes (165 public and 90 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 185 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.6 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 44.8% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in China, Malaysia, Hong Kong. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.7% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 0.5% of homes; about 14.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 45.5% 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 Donvale are those of the Manningham council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 369 | 490 | +1% |
| Property | 2,697 | 3,585 | +9% |
| Break-ins | 523 | 695 | +3% |
| Theft | 1,485 | 1,974 | +17% |
Manningham council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
Bulleen · Doncaster · Doncaster East · Doncaster Heights · Park Orchards · Templestowe · Templestowe Lower · Wonga Park
australiancrimerate.com.au/suburb/vic/donvale/ · Australian Crime Map