Merbein West crime rate and Crime Score · Victoria
Merbein West is a suburb in the Mildura council area of Victoria (about 57,309 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 80 out of 100 (high), 27th 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 (70th percentile), break-ins (83rd percentile), homicide (81st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 79.
In 2024-25: violent 1,848 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); property 7,180 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,009 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); theft 3,642 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 10th of 79 Victoria councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mildura council area is 5.2% (Victoria 5%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.1% of occupied homes (698 public and 176 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Victoria 2.5%). An estimated 344 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.4 per 10,000 residents (Victoria 47.1), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.9% of residents were born overseas (Victoria 31.6%), most often in Malaysia, England, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.7% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 3.8% of homes; about 59.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.1% 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 Merbein West are those of the Mildura council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,848 | 1,059 | +4% |
| Property | 7,180 | 4,115 | +26% |
| Break-ins | 1,009 | 578 | +2% |
| Theft | 3,642 | 2,087 | +43% |
Mildura council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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