Greater Bendigo

Coverall safety

70 suburbs · ranked #57 of 79 councils. Population-weighted: 91.5 recorded offences per 1,000 residents across the whole council area.

AusScoreGrade C

Solid overall liveability

Safety-weighted · 100% government-sourced

Population-weighted average AusScore across 49 graded suburbs in Greater Bendigo.

DProperty & Deception45 / 1,000 · 58% above the state median

EPerson-Related20 / 1,000 · 114% above the state median

FBail & Judicial26 / 1,000 · 235% above the state median

Crime over the last decade

Greater Bendigo'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 — eased from 46 to 45 per 1,000 residents in Greater Bendigo (down from a 56 peak in 2024). That leaves it 58% 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 retail store903
Criminal damage884
Steal from a motor vehicle771
Other theft766
Motor vehicle theft365

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 Greater Bendigo has risen from 3.6 to 5.3 alleged offenders aged 10–17 per 1,000 residents over the decade, having bottomed out at 3.0 in 2018. Since that low it has climbed about 74% — a worrying reversal that mirrors the statewide trend.

Suburbs in Greater Bendigo

Every suburb graded against the Victorian median. Tap a suburb for its full profile.

Suburb	Property	Person	Bail	Transit
Argyle3523	B	C	F	D
Avonmore3559	–	–	–	D
Axe Creek3551	A	A	E	D
Axedale3551	B	B	A	B
Bagshot3551	D	E	F	A
Bagshot North3551	–	–	–	D
Barnadown3557	–	–	–	D
Bendigo3550	F	F	F	A
California Gully3556	D	F	F	A
Costerfield3523	–	–	–	D
Derrinal3523	–	–	–	B
Drummartin3570	–	–	–	D
Eaglehawk3556	D	E	E	A
Eaglehawk North3556	–	–	–	A
East Bendigo3550	F	F	F	A
Elmore3558	D	C	C	A
Emu Creek3551	A	A	A	D
Eppalock3551	A	B	E	D
Epsom3551	E	D	E	A
Flora Hill3550	D	D	E	A
Fosterville3557	–	–	–	D
Golden Gully3555	F	E	F	A
Golden Square3555	D	E	F	A
Goornong3557	C	C	C	A
Heathcote3523	D	D	F	A
Hunter3558	–	–	–	D
Huntly3551	D	E	D	A
Huntly North3551	–	–	–	D
Ironbark3550	E	F	D	A
Jackass Flat3556	B	D	C	A
Junortoun3551	B	B	A	A
Kamarooka3570	–	–	–	D
Kangaroo Flat3555	E	E	F	A
Kennington3550	E	E	E	A
Kimbolton3551	–	–	–	D
Knowsley3523	–	–	–	B
Ladys Pass3523	–	–	–	D
Lake Eppalock3523	–	–	–	B
Leichardt3516	–	–	–	D
Lockwood3551	A	C	C	A
Lockwood South3551	A	A	B	A
Long Gully3550	F	F	F	A
Longlea3551	A	A	B	B
Maiden Gully3551	B	B	B	A
Mandurang3551	A	A	A	B
Mandurang South3551	A	D	C	D
Marong3515	B	B	A	A
Mia Mia3444	D	E	A	D
Mount Camel3523	–	–	–	D
Myers Flat3556	A	A	A	D
Myrtle Creek3551	–	–	–	D
Neilborough3570	A	B	C	D
North Bendigo3550	E	F	F	A
Quarry Hill3550	D	D	D	A
Ravenswood3453	E	E	E	D
Raywood3570	E	C	F	A
Redesdale3444	C	C	A	D
Sailors Gully3556	B	E	F	A
Sebastian3556	B	E	F	B
Sedgwick3551	A	A	A	D
Shelbourne3515	B	F	A	D
Spring Gully3550	C	B	E	A
Strathdale3550	D	C	D	A
Strathfieldsaye3551	A	C	C	A
Wellsford3551	–	–	–	A
West Bendigo3550	F	F	F	A
Whipstick3556	–	–	–	D
White Hills3550	D	E	F	A
Wilsons Hill3515	–	–	–	D
Woodvale3556	C	D	E	D