Baw Baw

Coverall safety

82 suburbs · ranked #43 of 79 councils. Population-weighted: 79.5 recorded offences per 1,000 residents across the whole council area.

AusScoreGrade D

Mixed overall liveability

Safety-weighted · 100% government-sourced

Population-weighted average AusScore across 27 graded suburbs in Baw Baw.

DProperty & Deception43 / 1,000 · 51% above the state median

EPerson-Related17 / 1,000 · 84% above the state median

EBail & Judicial19 / 1,000 · 144% above the state median

Crime over the last decade

Baw Baw'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 36 to 43 per 1,000 residents in Baw Baw (down from a 45 peak in 2019). That leaves it 51% 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 vehicle510
Criminal damage463
Other theft339
Non-residential non-aggravated burglary187
Motor vehicle theft182

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 Baw Baw has risen from 3.1 to 7.6 alleged offenders aged 10–17 per 1,000 residents over the decade, having bottomed out at 2.2 in 2020. Since that low it has climbed about 245% — a worrying reversal that mirrors the statewide trend.

Suburbs in Baw Baw

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

Suburb	Property	Person	Bail	Transit
Aberfeldy3825	–	–	–	E
Ada3833	–	–	–	E
Allambee3823	–	–	–	E
Allambee Reserve3871	–	–	–	E
Amor3825	–	–	–	E
Athlone3818	–	–	–	C
Baw Baw3833	–	–	–	E
Bona Vista3820	–	–	–	E
Boola3825	–	–	–	E
Brandy Creek3821	–	–	–	E
Bravington3821	–	–	–	C
Buln Buln3821	B	C	D	B
Buln Buln East3821	–	–	–	E
Caringal3825	–	–	–	E
Childers3824	–	–	–	E
Cloverlea3822	–	–	–	E
Coalville3825	–	–	–	E
Crossover3821	–	–	–	B
Darnum3822	B	D	D	A
Drouin3818	D	E	F	A
Drouin East3818	–	–	–	A
Drouin South3818	B	E	A	B
Drouin West3818	C	E	E	C
Ellinbank3821	A	A	A	E
Erica3825	–	–	–	E
Ferndale3821	–	–	–	E
Fumina3825	–	–	–	E
Fumina South3825	–	–	–	E
Gainsborough3822	–	–	–	E
Gentle Annie3833	–	–	–	E
Hallora3818	–	–	–	E
Hill End3825	–	–	–	E
Icy Creek3833	–	–	–	E
Jacob Creek3825	–	–	–	E
Jericho3825	–	–	–	E
Jindivick3818	B	B	A	C
Labertouche3816	C	E	F	E
Lardner3821	–	–	–	E
Lillico3820	–	–	–	E
Loch Valley3833	–	–	–	E
Longwarry3816	D	E	E	A
Longwarry North3816	D	E	E	E
Modella3816	–	–	–	E
Moondarra3825	–	–	–	E
Mountain View3988	–	–	–	E
Narracan3824	B	C	A	E
Nayook3832	–	–	–	C
Neerim3831	A	B	A	C
Neerim East3831	–	–	–	E
Neerim Junction3832	–	–	–	C
Neerim North3832	–	–	–	B
Neerim South3831	C	D	D	B
Nilma3821	B	D	F	A
Nilma North3821	A	A	A	E
Noojee3833	–	–	–	B
Piedmont3833	–	–	–	E
Poowong East3988	–	–	–	B
Rawson3825	C	F	F	E
Ripplebrook3818	B	B	A	B
Rokeby3821	A	C	A	C
Seaview3821	–	–	–	E
Shady Creek3821	–	–	–	E
Tanjil3825	–	–	–	E
Tanjil Bren3833	–	–	–	E
Tetoora Road3821	–	–	–	E
Thorpdale3835	B	B	C	E
Thorpdale South3824	–	–	–	E
Toombon3825	–	–	–	E
Toorongo3833	–	–	–	E
Torwood3821	–	–	–	E
Trafalgar3824	E	F	D	A
Trafalgar East3824	D	C	E	B
Trafalgar South3824	A	E	A	E
Vesper3833	–	–	–	E
Walhalla3825	–	–	–	E
Warragul3820	E	E	F	A
Warragul South3821	A	C	A	E
Warragul West3821	–	–	–	E
Westbury3825	–	–	–	E
Willow Grove3825	B	D	D	E
Yarragon3823	E	E	E	A
Yarragon South3823	B	B	A	E