Horfield crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Horfield is a suburb in the Gannawarra council area of Victoria (about 10,311 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 56 out of 100 (moderate), 147th 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 (84th percentile), assault (43rd percentile), sexual offences (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 53.
In 2024-25: violent 1,135 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 3,317 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 524 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); theft 1,484 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 33rd of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Gannawarra council area is 3.5% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (83 public and 6 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.1 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.1% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.9% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 18.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.2% 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 Horfield are those of the Gannawarra council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,135 | 117 | +3% |
| Property | 3,317 | 342 | +15% |
| Break-ins | 524 | 54 | +9% |
| Theft | 1,484 | 153 | +35% |
Gannawarra council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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