What are the safest suburbs in Victoria?

The top-ranked suburbs are Macclesfield, Wandana Heights, Avonsleigh, Montmorency, Wandin East, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Safest Suburbs in Victoria

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Macclesfield	100
#2	Wandana Heights	97
#3	Avonsleigh	94
#4	Montmorency	90
#5	Wandin East	90
#6	Briar Hill	89
#7	Wonga Park	89
#8	Gowanbrae	89
#9	Highton	88
#10	The Patch	88
#11	Burnside Heights	87
#12	Aspendale Gardens	84
#13	Strathmore Heights	83
#14	Lysterfield	83
#15	Warranwood	82
#16	Heathmont	81
#17	Warrandyte South	81
#18	Croydon North	81
#19	Mont Albert North	81
#20	Monbulk	81
#21	Hamlyn Heights	81
#22	Hurstbridge	81
#23	Harkaway	80
#24	Donvale	80
#25	St Albans Park	80
#26	Croydon Hills	79
#27	Waterways	79
#28	Herne Hill	79
#29	Belgrave Heights	79
#30	Doncaster East	79
#31	McKinnon	78
#32	Silvan	78
#33	Upwey	78
#34	Research	77
#35	North Warrandyte	77
#36	Templestowe Lower	77
#37	Clarinda	77
#38	Eltham North	77
#39	Box Hill North	76
#40	Lower Plenty	76
#41	Seabrook	76
#42	Kallista	75
#43	Blackburn North	75
#44	Murrumbeena	75
#45	Eaglemont	75
#46	Fraser Rise	75
#47	Marshall	75
#48	Pakenham South	75
#49	Ormond	75
#50	Templestowe	74

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 21 August 2026 at 1:51 am AEST

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