Bayside

Boverall safety

8 suburbs · ranked #19 of 79 councils. Population-weighted: 51.4 recorded offences per 1,000 residents across the whole council area.

AusScoreGrade B

Strong overall liveability

Safety-weighted · 100% government-sourced

Population-weighted average AusScore across 8 graded suburbs in Bayside.

DProperty & Deception38 / 1,000 · 33% above the state median

BPerson-Related7 / 1,000 · 30% below the state median

CBail & Judicial7 / 1,000 · 12% below the state median

Crime over the last decade

Bayside's recorded offence rate per 1,000 residents, against the Victorian median.

Offences per 1,000 residents over the last decade, against the Victorian median. A line below the dashed median means this suburb is safer than the typical Victorian suburb.

Property & Deception

Person-Related

Bail & Judicial

Over the past decade, property & deception offences — the bulk of recorded crime — climbed from 37 to 38 per 1,000 residents in Bayside (down from a 40 peak in 2024). That leaves it 33% above the typical Victorian suburb — a genuine concern for residents and local businesses. Most safety measures here have worsened over ten years.

The specific offences behind these grades · year ending Dec 2025

Steal from a motor vehicle959
Motor vehicle theft439
Other theft424
Criminal damage373
Steal from a retail store339

Recorded offences in the latest year.

Youth offending

Alleged offenders aged 10–17 in this council, per 1,000 residents, against the Victorian average over the last decade. The grade compares this council with the median Victorian council.

Youth offending in Bayside has risen from 1.3 to 3.7 alleged offenders aged 10–17 per 1,000 residents over the decade, having bottomed out at 1.1 in 2019. Since that low it has climbed about 223% — a worrying reversal that mirrors the statewide trend.