Crime Rate of Melbourne Suburbs: Is western suburbs the Dangerous Zone to Avoid? | Life in Australia

🔍 Thinking of making the move to Melbourne's western suburbs? 🏠 ?
Have you heard rumors about safety concerns in the West? 🤔
Join us as we uncover the truth using the latest crime statistics from crimestatistics.vic.gov.au. 📊 Let's address the big questions: Are the western suburbs as risky as they're rumored to be? 🕵️‍♂️
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Important Data Disclaimer:
Kindly be aware that the crime rate figures provided in this video were manually collected and analyzed. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, there might be minor variations or errors. For precise and up-to-date data, we recommend visiting crimestatistics.vic.gov.au directly.
We encourage you to make informed decisions based on the official statistics. Please note that any discrepancies are unintentional, and we are not liable for potential inaccuracies.

[@whynot2030]

West was the high crime rate. No its all over Melbourne

[@greywhite6946]

Thanks for putting this up.

[@MelbWestExplorer]

My pleasure! Thank you for your comment!

[@theragoooverlord5021]

If someone from the 60s wondered about a dystopian future. This would be it

[@MelbWestExplorer]

I always wonder what life was like back in the old days in Melbourne.

[@George-xb5ey]

My uncle was telling me stories just the other day back in early 1960s in south Melbourne for example he said the milkman would come around on a horse and cart and deliver your milk in a glass bottle, he said everyone in the neighbourhood would leave their money under the empty bottle on there front yards and it was never stolen not 1 coin, he said people didn't lock there houses then they would leave the house unlocked from morning and come back at night and nothing was taken. Its the way society was back then

[@trentfila6186]

Sunshine😶

[@MelbWestExplorer]

Thank you for your reply, I will cover Sunshine in my future videos. Stay tuned.

[@dkb2080]

i lived in the west Suburbs for over 20 years i went to school in the west i grew up in the west since i was 11 years old to the age of 31 it was one of the best places i lived all my life if i would go back if i would its not even as bad as so many people make it to be in summer i use to live my front door open nothing ever use to happen

[@steven_scattergood]

I grew up in Sunshine in the 60s and still live in Sunshine. I was a paperboy delivering papers to many places in selling papers outside Massey Ferguson. I also attended Braybrook High as it was called. We all knew where the rough areas were including the train station subway and local pubs. Times have hanged and so have the people. We were raised the hard way but the best. I wouldn’t say it was dangerous but times have changed.

[@MelbWestExplorer]

Hi Steven, Thanks for sharing your thoughts & experiences in the western suburbs. It's always great to hear from someone who's been in the same area. I lived in Footscray for about three years, and when I'd mention it to my friends, they'd often raise an eyebrow and ask if it was safe. But honestly, I always felt pretty comfortable in the community. There are usually plenty of people walking around, which gives you a sense of security. I completely agree with your point about avoiding certain places, but I've also noticed that Footscray and its residents have changed for the better over time.

[@adamknipe216]

I moved to QLD in 07 but I was wondering if the bluestone tavern is still going,and if so are the meals just as huge,lots of good nights in the pub

[@mikle2129]

@@MelbWestExploreras someone who also lived in Footscray for 7 years, I too also had people raise their eyebrows as if to ask “how am I still alive?” - yet people don’t realise how much the area has changed from what it was 20 years ago and is continuing to gentrify today - especially where I lived near all the new high rise towers along Hopkins st/Dynon road that have gone up - more young families and couples were and have moved into the area and on weekends you’d see parents with kids down by the Maribyrnong river. Although if we want to give skeptics some merit to their doubts I would say you still witness the occasional drugged up idiot/s strolling around Footscray plaza not to mention some shop fronts along Nicholson, Paisley, and Albert streets looking a little run down but I don’t give these parts long before they too get a facelift. I had no issues living in Footscray. Also regarding the people who raise/d their eyebrows when you or anyone mentions you live /d in Footscray - it makes me wonder if you had told them you live in Collingwood for instance would they react the same way considering every time I go to work in and around Collingwood I see even more druggies and meth heads there than I ever had in Footscray

[@52battalion15]

Morwell is a high crime rate in Gippsland

[@alexlee8709]

Casey isn't just one suburb. It's narre warren, Berwick, Pakenham and a couple of other suburbs

[@MelbWestExplorer]

You're absolutely correct! I appreciate your feedback, and you're right-Casey is a local government area in Melbourne that encompasses 27 suburbs. Thank you for pointing that out, and I'll make sure to be more accurate in my future video titles.

[@Pixtureske]

But it's good to know the type of incidents as well. For instance, what if X suburb in the north has 10.000 incidents and Y suburb in the west has 8.000, but of those numbers, only 40% of the incidents in the northern suburbs are serious (let's say break ins, assault, car theft, etc) while the western suburb, 80% of those incidents are serious? So, those numbers can be misleading if we can't have a break down of the data. But good video, anyway. Just find a better AI voice for the next videos.

[@gibbo_303]

Used to live in the outer eastern suburbs, not heaps of crime there but heaps and heaps of junkies and eshays, most of which are probably too scared to actually commit crimes

[@user-de6df3jq8i]

Thanks for the video, but it was 10 months ago, can we access more recent statistics?

[@MelbWestExplorer]

Thank you for your comment! For the most recent information, you can check out the latest Victorian crime data here: www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/crime-statistics/latest-victorian-crime-data Hope this helps!

[@user-de6df3jq8i]

@@MelbWestExplorer thank you 🙏 Much appreciated 👍As I reside in western suburbs for many years, whenever I mention it to someone, I find lots of criticism 😞👋

[@adamknipe216]

I grew up in St Albans in the 80s and 90s,I wouldn't say it was dangerous but it was sketchy 😂

[@MelbWestExplorer]

Hi Adam, thanks for your comment. I find it interesting that it's usually the people who don't live in the area that think it's dangerous. But locals usually find it sketchy and rough, but generally okay.

[@adamknipe216]

@@MelbWestExplorer half the cast of underbelly were getting around in their Adidas and selling pot,we saw it all but we were just kids keeping Sgt Paul Peppercamp busy at St Alban's police station back then,he was a good cop would rather slap you and drive you home than charge you for being a kid,cops like him don't exist anymore,he was a little corrupt but got the job done,scary bastard too lol. When we pinched some cars from Safeway in St Alban's he got us all a caution as he knew us kids weren't that bad,just bored....he was a solid bloke,I'd buy him a beer for giving us a second chance,so many didn't get that option back then and fell by the way side.

[@nichi1031]

Saints is ish now. i go to school near st albans and its a bit more than sketchy nowadays it sucks

[@adamknipe216]

@@nichi1031 it's a shit hole mate,was then is now,happily living in Bundaberg now, Melbourne as a whole has changed so much....last trip down I took an uber to my folks in Melton,wtf happened to Ballarat rd....I had no idea where I was when I hit the jails and Amazon.... couldn't get back to QLD fast enough...and the traffic jams...don't get me started lol

[@bog4ntkd8932]

Maybe it has its stereotypes by been a region of immigrants and poor people in general. But in reality the wealthier areas like Port Philipp are the most dangerous ones

[@MelbWestExplorer]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It's true that regions with a diverse immigrant population can sometimes be unfairly stereotyped.

[@zoro_the_navigator8822]

Maybe there are immigrants who cause problems but there are Aussie born people who commit crime as well more than the immigrants so you can't fully blame immigrants only

[@baits9301]

Would you take your kids out at night , in any suburb in Melbourne . No , so it's not safe anywhere .

[@BillDelaney]

Footscray and Sunshine are Dangerous because of all the Druggies . Footscray Mall is the most Drug Ghetto in Australia ..

[@jrey7171]

Have you been to Vic st Richmond ?

[@ACDZ123]

African machete gangs ..yep safe

[@StevenSiew2]

You can bring the African machete gangs out of Africa But you CANT bring the Africa out of the African machete gangs

[@billba]

Just don’t come from the western suburbs 😂😊

[@nichi1031]

aint just the africans in melb broski especially in west its all the boys white black arab asian latino everyones carrying.. its a poor world we're being raised in.. shits gone backwards fs

[@dkb2080]

let me guess you have never lived in the west before just going off whatever the news told you

[@ACDZ123]

@dkb2080 oh it's not happening you reckon? 🤦‍♂️