Loddon

Boverall safety

81 suburbs · ranked #24 of 79 councils. Population-weighted: 59.8 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 6 graded suburbs in Loddon.

DProperty & Deception37 / 1,000 · 30% above the state median

DPerson-Related12 / 1,000 · 31% above the state median

DBail & Judicial11 / 1,000 · 35% above the state median

Crime over the last decade

Loddon'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 30 to 37 per 1,000 residents in Loddon, and now sit at a ten-year high. That leaves it 30% 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

Other theft96
Criminal damage43
Steal from a motor vehicle32
Non-residential non-aggravated burglary29
Motor vehicle theft22

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 Loddon has risen from 1.1 to 2.3 alleged offenders aged 10–17 per 1,000 residents over the decade, having bottomed out at 0.5 in 2017. Since that low it has climbed about 322% — a worrying reversal that mirrors the statewide trend.

Suburbs in Loddon

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

Suburb	Property	Person	Bail	Transit
Appin South3579	–	–	–	D
Arnold3551	–	–	–	D
Arnold West3551	–	–	–	D
Auchmore3570	–	–	–	D
Barraport3537	–	–	–	B
Barraport West3537	–	–	–	D
Bears Lagoon3517	–	–	–	B
Boort3537	B	A	C	A
Borung3518	–	–	–	A
Brenanah3517	–	–	–	D
Bridgewater3516	–	–	–	A
Bridgewater North3516	–	–	–	D
Bridgewater On Loddon3516	E	E	E	A
Burkes Flat3475	–	–	–	D
Calivil3573	–	–	–	D
Campbells Forest3556	–	–	–	D
Canary Island3537	–	–	–	D
Cochranes Creek3475	–	–	–	D
Derby3516	–	–	–	D
Dingee3571	–	–	–	A
Durham Ox3576	–	–	–	B
Eastville3463	–	–	–	D
Eddington3472	–	–	–	D
Fentons Creek3518	–	–	–	D
Fernihurst3518	–	–	–	D
Fiery Flat3518	–	–	–	D
Gladfield3575	–	–	–	D
Glenalbyn3517	–	–	–	D
Gredgwin3537	–	–	–	B
Inglewood3517	D	F	D	A
Jarklin3517	–	–	–	D
Jungaburra3575	–	–	–	D
Kingower3517	–	–	–	D
Kinypanial3520	–	–	–	D
Korong Vale3520	–	–	–	A
Kurraca3518	–	–	–	D
Kurraca West3518	–	–	–	D
Kurting3517	–	–	–	D
Laanecoorie3463	–	–	–	D
Lake Marmal3525	–	–	–	D
Leaghur3537	–	–	–	D
Llanelly3551	–	–	–	B
Loddon Vale3575	–	–	–	D
Logan3475	–	–	–	D
McIntyre3472	–	–	–	D
Meering West3579	–	–	–	D
Mincha3575	–	–	–	D
Minmindie3537	–	–	–	D
Mitiamo3573	–	–	–	B
Moliagul3472	–	–	–	D
Mologa3575	–	–	–	D
Murphys Creek3551	–	–	–	D
Mysia3518	–	–	–	B
Newbridge3551	–	–	–	B
Nine Mile3518	–	–	–	D
Painswick3551	–	–	–	D
Pompapiel3571	–	–	–	D
Powlett Plains3517	–	–	–	D
Prairie3572	–	–	–	D
Pyramid Hill3575	D	C	C	A
Rheola3517	–	–	–	D
Salisbury West3517	–	–	–	D
Serpentine3517	D	B	B	B
Skinners Flat3518	–	–	–	D
Sylvaterre3575	–	–	–	D
Tandarra3571	–	–	–	D
Tarnagulla3551	–	–	–	B
Terrappee3525	–	–	–	D
Terrick Terrick3575	–	–	–	D
Waanyarra3551	–	–	–	D
Wedderburn3518	E	E	D	B
Wedderburn Junction3518	–	–	–	D
Wehla3518	–	–	–	D
Woodstock On Loddon3551	–	–	–	D
Woodstock West3463	–	–	–	D
Woolshed Flat3518	–	–	–	D
Wychitella3525	–	–	–	D
Wychitella North3525	–	–	–	D
Yando3537	–	–	–	D
Yarraberb3516	–	–	–	D
Yarrawalla3575	–	–	–	D