Melbourne Most Burgled Suburbs

RACV has recently published the top 40 postcodes in Melbourne at most risk of a burglary. This is based on the 2009-2010 Victoria Police crime statistics and ABS census data. Parkville is the most at-risk suburb, with 1 in 26 homes (or 3.84% of homes) burgled each year.

Rank	Postcode	Suburb	Burglary Rate	Burglary Rate (%)
1	3052	Parkville	26	3.84
2	3754	Merinda/Doreen	27	3.70
3	3023	Deer Park	28	3.57
4	3067	Abbotsford	31	3.22
5	3057	Brunswick East	31	3.22
6	3029	Hoppers Crossing	32	3.12
7	3047	Broadmeadows/Dallas	33	3.03
8	3024	Wyndham Vale/Mambourin/Mount Cottrell	33	3.03
9	3081	Heidelberg West/Heights	33	3.03
10	3975	Lyndhurst	34	2.94
11	3021	St Albans+East/Kealba/Kings Park	34	2.94
12	3011	Footscray	34	2.94
13	3065	Fitzroy	35	2.85
14	3076	Epping	35	2.85
15	3070	Northcote	35	2.85
16	3807	Beaconsfield	37	2.70
17	3200	Frankston North	37	2.70
18	3068	Clifton Hill	37	2.70
19	3338	Melton South/Exford/Downs	37	2.70
20	3803	Hallam	38	2.63
21	3066	Collingwood	38	2.63
22	3168	Clayton/Clayton North	38	2.63
23	3337	Melton/Kurunjang/Toolern Vale	39	2.56
24	3054	Carlton North	39	2.56
25	3804	Narre Warren North+East	40	2.5
26	3809	Officer	41	2.43
27	3048	Coolaroo/Meadow Heights	41	2.43
28	3022	Ardeer	42	2.38
29	3174	Noble Park	44	2.27
30	3752	South Morang	46	2.17
31	3030	Werribee+South/Derrimut	47	2.12
32	3037	Delahey/Hillside	48	2.08
33	3012	Footscray West/Maidstone	48	2.08
34	3171	Springvale	49	2.04
35	3175	Dandenong/Bangholme	49	2.04
36	3020	Sunshine/Albion	49	2.04
37	3079	Ivanhoe	49	2.04
38	3198	Seaford	50	2
39	3032	Ascot Vale/Maribyrnong	50	2
40	3036	Keilor	50	2

You can obtain the burglary statistics over the years for a particular suburb/postcode by clicking this link. In Victoria, an average of 1 in 71 homes (1.41% of homes) is burgled each year which equates to one burglary every 19 minutes.

The burglary statistics for Altona/Seaholme (postcode 3018) from 1996 to 2010 is shown in the table below. The current burglary rate of 0.76% is almost half the average rate in Victoria (1.41%). You can also see that the burglary rate has been decreasing over the years. I would say that Altona is a very safe place to live in. This is perhaps why Julia Gillard does not always bother to lock her back door, according to one newspapers report.

Year	Burglary Rate	Burglary Rate (%)
2009-2010	131	0.76
2008-2009	72	1.38
2007-2008	69	1.44
2006-2007	51	1.96
2005-2006	80	1.25
2004-2005	48	2.08
2003-2004	43	2.32
2002-2003	44	2.27
2001-2002	33	3.03
2000-2001	30	3.33
1999-2000	27	3.70
1998-1999	52	1.92
1997-1998	43	2.32
1996-1997	42	2.38