Liveability
Safest Suburbs in Victoria
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.
Avonsleigh currently leads this Victoria list. 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. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.
| Rank | Suburb | Index |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Avonsleigh | 100 |
| #2 | Warrandyte South | 95 |
| #3 | Macclesfield | 94 |
| #4 | Wonga Park | 94 |
| #5 | Wattle Glen | 93 |
| #6 | Hurstbridge | 93 |
| #7 | North Warrandyte | 92 |
| #8 | Wandana Heights | 91 |
| #9 | Eltham North | 91 |
| #10 | Warranwood | 91 |
| #11 | The Patch | 91 |
| #12 | Wandin East | 89 |
| #13 | Park Orchards | 89 |
| #14 | Ceres | 88 |
| #15 | Research | 88 |
| #16 | Aspendale Gardens | 87 |
| #17 | Yallambie | 87 |
| #18 | Ringwood North | 87 |
| #19 | Gowanbrae | 87 |
| #20 | Croydon Hills | 86 |
| #21 | Donvale | 86 |
| #22 | Montmorency | 86 |
| #23 | Upwey | 85 |
| #24 | Highton | 85 |
| #25 | Keilor Lodge | 84 |
| #26 | Lysterfield | 84 |
| #27 | Box Hill North | 83 |
| #28 | Belgrave Heights | 83 |
| #29 | Blackburn North | 83 |
| #30 | Burnside Heights | 83 |
| #31 | Tecoma | 83 |
| #32 | Marshall | 82 |
| #33 | Doncaster East | 82 |
| #34 | Viewbank | 82 |
| #35 | Seabrook | 81 |
| #36 | Beaconsfield Upper | 80 |
| #37 | Templestowe Lower | 80 |
| #38 | Hamlyn Heights | 80 |
| #39 | Vermont | 80 |
| #40 | Briar Hill | 79 |
| #41 | Templestowe | 79 |
| #42 | Heathmont | 79 |
| #43 | Waterways | 79 |
| #44 | Ivanhoe East | 78 |
| #45 | Strathmore Heights | 78 |
| #46 | St Albans Park | 78 |
| #47 | Sandhurst | 78 |
| #48 | Blackburn South | 77 |
| #49 | Ormond | 77 |
| #50 | Mont Albert North | 77 |
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.