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Crime & safety

Crime & safety

Victoria's crime figures come from the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), which publishes offences recorded by Victoria Police. The table covers 11 common offence types in Bass Coast for the year ending June 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026). Each rate, per 100,000 people, sits next to the Victorian rate. 'vs Victoria' is Bass Coast's rate divided by the Victorian rate: below 1.0 means lower than Victoria, above 1.0 means higher. Read the rates with the note below on how they are calculated.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
Rate per 100,000
Crime counts adjusted for population, so different-sized places can be compared.
Recorded incident
An incident reported to police — not a proven charge or conviction.
See the full explainer, with formulas →

Safety at a glance

Reporting period
July 2025 to June 2026 (12 months)The CSA's latest release. The next one, for the year ending September 2026, is due on 17 December 2026.
How Bass Coast compares
7 of 11 offence rates below the Victorian rateThe four above the Victorian rate are family violence assault (1.54×), sexual offences (1.12×), non-residential burglary (1.12×) and property damage (1.03×). The lowest ratio is robbery, at 0.32×.
How the rates are calculated
Offences ÷ residentsThe CSA divides offences by the resident population. The council says the shire's population grows to around 80,000 in summer and that it has more than 3 million overnight and day-trip visitors a year. Offences recorded while the population is larger are all counted, but the rate is divided by residents only, so per-resident rates here are not directly comparable with those for a mainly residential area.
Largest count
Property damage (incl. graffiti) — 305 offences676.2 per 100,000, compared with 654.3 for Victoria (1.03×).
OffenceOffences recordedvs Victoria
Family violence assault255565.4368.01.54×
Non-family-violence assault140310.4318.60.97×
Sexual offences123272.7242.91.12×
Robbery613.341.00.32×
Residential burglary (break & enter, dwelling)127281.6347.30.81×
Non-residential burglary (break & enter, non-dwelling)104230.6206.41.12×
Motor vehicle theft104230.6434.90.53×
Steal from a motor vehicle176390.21,074.80.36×
Steal from a retail store126279.4599.20.47×
Other theft (incl. bicycles)276611.9920.00.67×
Property damage (incl. graffiti)305676.2654.31.03×

Recorded offences in Bass Coast, July 2025 to June 2026, with rates per 100,000 population next to the Victorian rate. Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), LGA Recorded Offences (Table 02) and Victorian Recorded Offences (Table 01), year ending June 2026. 'vs Victoria' = Bass Coast rate ÷ Victorian rate.

These are offences recorded by police, not convictions. We compare Bass Coast with Victoria only: Victoria and NSW count crime differently, so their figures can't be compared. The CSA calculates rates with the Victorian Government's population estimates ('Victoria in Future'), not the ABS figure on the profile page, and only for residents. How CSA offence codes map to the rows above: family violence assault = A211 + A231; non-family-violence assault = A212 + A232; sexual offences = A30; robbery = A51 + A52; residential burglary = B311 + B321; non-residential burglary = B312 + B322; motor vehicle theft = B41; steal from a motor vehicle = B42; steal from a retail store = B43; other theft = B44 + B49; property damage = B21 + B22 + B29. Data © Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), CC BY 4.0.

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.