Hepburn

Boverall safety

56 suburbs · ranked #14 of 79 councils. Population-weighted: 47.3 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 16 graded suburbs in Hepburn.

DProperty & Deception34 / 1,000 · 21% above the state median

BPerson-Related7 / 1,000 · 21% below the state median

BBail & Judicial5 / 1,000 · 33% below the state median

Crime over the last decade

Hepburn'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 39 to 34 per 1,000 residents in Hepburn (down from a 39 peak in 2016). That leaves it 21% above the typical Victorian suburb — a genuine concern for residents and local businesses. Encouragingly, all three safety measures have improved over the decade.

The specific offences behind these grades · year ending Dec 2025

Steal from a motor vehicle128
Other theft123
Criminal damage65
Motor vehicle theft44
Residential non-aggravated burglary37

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 Hepburn has fallen from 2.4 to 2.3 alleged offenders aged 10–17 per 1,000 residents over the decade, having bottomed out at 0.8 in 2022. Since that low it has climbed about 184% — a worrying reversal that mirrors the statewide trend.

Suburbs in Hepburn

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

Suburb	Property	Person	Bail	Transit
Allendale3364	–	–	–	B
Basalt3460	–	–	–	B
Blampied3364	C	C	B	A
Broomfield3364	A	A	E	A
Bullarto3461	–	–	–	B
Cabbage Tree3364	–	–	–	A
Campbelltown3364	–	–	–	B
Clunes3370	B	C	C	A
Clydesdale3461	–	–	–	E
Coomoora3461	B	A	B	E
Creswick3363	E	C	B	A
Creswick North3363	–	–	–	E
Daylesford3460	E	D	C	A
Dean3363	–	–	–	E
Denver3461	–	–	–	E
Drummond3461	B	A	A	E
Drummond North3446	A	D	C	A
Dry Diggings3461	–	–	–	A
Dunach3371	–	–	–	C
Eganstown3461	A	D	D	B
Elevated Plains3461	–	–	–	A
Franklinford3461	–	–	–	E
Glengower3370	–	–	–	E
Glenlyon3461	B	C	C	E
Hepburn3461	A	A	C	A
Hepburn Springs3461	C	C	C	A
Kingston3364	–	–	–	B
Kooroocheang3364	–	–	–	E
Langdons Hill3363	–	–	–	E
Lawrence3364	–	–	–	E
Leonards Hill3461	–	–	–	B
Little Hampton3458	–	–	–	E
Lyonville3461	–	–	–	B
Mollongghip3352	–	–	–	E
Mount Beckworth3363	–	–	–	E
Mount Franklin3461	–	–	–	E
Mount Prospect3364	–	–	–	E
Musk3461	–	–	–	B
Musk Vale3461	–	–	–	B
Newbury3458	–	–	–	E
Newlyn3364	–	–	–	A
Newlyn North3364	B	A	B	A
North Blackwood3458	–	–	–	E
Porcupine Ridge3461	–	–	–	E
Rocklyn3364	–	–	–	E
Sailors Falls3461	–	–	–	B
Sailors Hill3461	–	–	–	B
Shepherds Flat3461	–	–	–	B
Smeaton3364	B	A	A	B
Smokeytown3364	–	–	–	B
Springmount3364	–	–	–	E
Strangways3461	–	–	–	B
Trentham3458	B	A	A	B
Ullina3370	–	–	–	E
Wheatsheaf3461	B	E	F	E
Yandoit3461	–	–	–	E