Ararat, VIC

Official property crime figures for the Ararat local government area in Victoria, 12 months to March 2026, from Crime Statistics Agency Victoria. Figures are for the whole local government area, not any one street.

2 of 5crime categories above the VIC rate
674offences reported, 12 months to March 2026
5 of 5categories lower than the prior year
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Property crime in Ararat

Rates per 100,000 residents, 12 months to March 2026

  • Lower than VIC
  • Similar to VIC
  • Higher than VIC
  • Burglary / break and enter820.7VIC 583.997 reported · 41% above the VIC rate · prior year 1,167.7
  • Property damage1,083VIC 656.4128 reported · 65% above the VIC rate · prior year 1,449
  • Theft (all)2,868.1VIC 3,265.6339 reported · 12% below the VIC rate · prior year 3,452.1
  • Motor vehicle theft287.7VIC 442.134 reported · 35% below the VIC rate · prior year 468.8
  • Steal from a motor vehicle643VIC 1,121.276 reported · 43% below the VIC rate · prior year 826.8

Property offences only, 12 months to March 2026. Recorded property offences per 100,000 residents, year ending March 2026 vs year ending March 2025. The Crime Statistics Agency publishes local government area figures, not suburb figures, so this page covers the whole council area. Figures are for the whole local government area, not any one street. Violent crime categories are deliberately not shown. Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, LGA recorded offences (CC BY); snapshot 2026-07-30.

Hazards & controls: checked at the address

Area pages cannot say whether one property is affected. These are read lot by lot.

FloodState and council flood mapping, for the lot itself.
BushfireBushfire prone area mapping, for the lot itself.
Planning controlsZone and overlay controls, plus proposed changes where published.
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