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LGA - Crime

Recorded crime (Victoria)

GET/v1/lga/{lga_name}/crime/recorded-offences-vic5¢ per call

Police-recorded offences in Victoria by suburb and by council area, per financial year (July to June) for 2016-17 to 2025-26, by offence type.

Coverage: Victoria: 2,880 suburbs and towns and 79 council areas; financial years 2016-17 to 2025-26. Current to 2026-06-30. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/recorded-crime-vic.

Authorization

Bearer tokentest

Sandbox key test works for the allowlisted GNAF + SAL — no signup.

Request

The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.

Path parameters

lga_namestringrequired

Council (LGA) name exactly as /v1/lga/list returns it, e.g. `Lake Macquarie`.

Query parameters

fieldsstringoptional

Comma-separated subset of: total_offences, aggravated_robbery, assault_police_emergency_services_or_other_authorised_officer, begging, betting_and_gaming_offences, breach_bail_conditions, breach_family_violence_order, breach_intervention_order, breach_of_other_orders, cause_a_bushfire, cause_damage_by_fire, criminal_damage, criminal_intent, cruelty_to_animals, dangerous_driving, dangerous_substance_offences, defamation_and_libel, disorderly_conduct, drink_driving, drug_cultivation_and_manufacture, drug_dealing_and_trafficking, drug_driving, drug_use_and_possession, drunk_and_disorderly_in_public, environmental_offences, escape_custody, explosives_offences, fail_to_appear, family_violence_common_assault, family_violence_harassment_and_private_nuisance, family_violence_serious_assault, family_violence_stalking, family_violence_threatening_behaviour, fare_evasion, firearms_offences, forgery_false_information_bribery_and_other_deception, graffiti, hoaxes, improper_movement_on_public_or_private_space, licensing_offences, liquor_and_tobacco_licensing_offences, motor_vehicle_theft, neglect_or_ill_treatment_of_people, non_aggravated_robbery, non_family_violence_common_assault, non_family_violence_harassment_and_private_nuisance, non_family_violence_serious_assault, non_family_violence_stalking, non_family_violence_threatening_behaviour, non_residential_aggravated_burglary, non_residential_non_aggravated_burglary, obtain_benefit_by_deception, offensive_conduct, offensive_language, other_crimes_against_the_person, other_dangerous_or_negligent_acts_endangering_people, other_drug_offences, other_fire_related_offences, other_justice_procedures_offences, other_miscellaneous_offences, other_property_damage_offences, other_public_nuisance_offences, other_regulatory_driving_offences, other_regulatory_offences, other_theft, other_transport_regulation_offences, parking_offences, pervert_the_course_of_justice_or_commit_perjury, prison_regulation_offences, privacy_offences, prohibited_and_controlled_weapons_offences, public_health_and_safety_offences, public_security_offences, receiving_or_handling_stolen_goods, registration_and_roadworthiness_offences, residential_aggravated_burglary, residential_non_aggravated_burglary, resist_or_hinder_officer, riot_and_affray, steal_from_a_motor_vehicle, steal_from_a_retail_store, theft_of_a_bicycle, throw_or_discharge_object_endangering_people, unknown_aggravated_burglary, unknown_non_aggravated_burglary. Omit for all.

fromstringoptional

First period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.

tostringoptional

Last period to include, same formats as `from`.

Responses

Successful Response

application/json

DatasetValuesfields returned to you

datasetstringalways returned

Dataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.

levelstringalways returned

suburb, lga or block.

areastringalways returned

Canonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.

period_typestringalways returned

snapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.

as_ofstring · datealways returned

Date the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.

modelledbooleanalways returned

True when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.

fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned

GET/v1/lga/{lga_name}/crime/recorded-offences-vic

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/lga/Lake%20Macquarie/crime/recorded-offences-vic' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer test'

Example Responses

Show schema

{
  "data": {
    "dataset": "recorded-crime-vic",
    "level": "lga",
    "area": "Port Phillip",
    "period_type": "financial_year",
    "as_of": "2026-06-30",
    "modelled": false,
    "fields": [
      {
        "field": "total_offences",
        "name": "Total recorded offences",
        "unit": "count",
        "values": [
          {
            "period": "2023-24",
            "period_start": "2023-07-01",
            "value": 13201
          },
          {
            "period": "2024-25",
            "period_start": "2024-07-01",
            "value": 15647
          },
          {
            "period": "2025-26",
            "period_start": "2025-07-01",
            "value": 16197
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "aggravated_robbery",
        "name": "Aggravated robbery",
        "unit": "count",
        "values": [
          {
            "period": "2023-24",
            "period_start": "2023-07-01",
            "value": 70
          },
          {
            "period": "2024-25",
            "period_start": "2024-07-01",
            "value": 74
          },
          {
            "period": "2025-26",
            "period_start": "2025-07-01",
            "value": 83
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "assault_police_emergency_services_or_other_authorised_officer",
        "name": "Assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer",
        "unit": "count",
        "values": [
          {
            "period": "2023-24",
            "period_start": "2023-07-01",
            "value": 66
          },
          {
            "period": "2024-25",
            "period_start": "2024-07-01",
            "value": 57
          },
          {
            "period": "2025-26",
            "period_start": "2025-07-01",
            "value": 45
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Successful Response200

application/json

About this dataset

Victoria: 2,880 suburbs and towns and 79 council areas; financial years 2016-17 to 2025-26. Current to 2026-06-30; refreshed yearly.

What it is

Offences recorded by police in Victoria, counted per financial year (July to June) for the last ten years, by suburb or town and by council area. Each offence type is its own field, plus a total.

What it shows

The number of offences police recorded for each offence type in each financial year: assaults split into family-violence and other, stalking, harassment and threats, robbery, aggravated and ordinary burglary (residential and non-residential), vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, shops and bicycles, property damage and graffiti, arson, fraud and deception, drug offences, weapons, public-order offences, breaches of court orders, driving and regulatory offences, and a total of all offences. A small group of rare crimes against the person (homicide, sexual offences, abduction, blackmail, extortion) is combined into one field. Suburb counts sum to the council figures within a fraction of a percent.

Why use it

Real recorded counts, not a model, for checking whether an area is getting safer or worse, comparing an area with its neighbours, and backing a suburb or council report with official-grade numbers. Victoria's counts are offences (one incident can hold several), so they run higher than incident counts published by other states.

How it is built

We take the offence counts police publish for each year ending 30 June, match each suburb or town and council area to our names, and fold the many small offence subgroups into 84 fields. The period is the financial year, labelled by the year it starts in (the year to 30 June 2026 is 2025-26). Counts are offences recorded by police, not convictions, and they rise when police target an offence (drug and weapons detections especially). Counts are not divided by population; a busy commercial centre records far more than a residential suburb of the same size. A period with no recorded offence of a type is returned as 0. Offence categories follow the state's own scheme and are not comparable one-to-one between states.

Fields

Field	Unit	Description
`total_offences` Total recorded offences	count	All police-recorded offences in the area for the financial year (July to June), summed across every offence type.
`aggravated_robbery` Aggravated robbery	count	Number of police-recorded offences of aggravated robbery in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`assault_police_emergency_services_or_other_authorised_officer` Assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer	count	Number of police-recorded offences of assault police, emergency services or other authorised officer in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`begging` Begging	count	Number of police-recorded offences of begging in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`betting_and_gaming_offences` Betting and gaming offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of betting and gaming offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`breach_bail_conditions` Breach bail conditions	count	Number of police-recorded offences of breach bail conditions in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`breach_family_violence_order` Breach family violence order	count	Number of police-recorded offences of breach family violence order in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`breach_intervention_order` Breach intervention order	count	Number of police-recorded offences of breach intervention order in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`breach_of_other_orders` Breach of other orders	count	Number of police-recorded offences of breach of other orders in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`cause_a_bushfire` Cause a bushfire	count	Number of police-recorded offences of cause a bushfire in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`cause_damage_by_fire` Cause damage by fire	count	Number of police-recorded offences of cause damage by fire in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`criminal_damage` Criminal damage	count	Number of police-recorded offences of criminal damage in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`criminal_intent` Criminal intent	count	Number of police-recorded offences of criminal intent in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`cruelty_to_animals` Cruelty to animals	count	Number of police-recorded offences of cruelty to animals in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`dangerous_driving` Dangerous driving	count	Number of police-recorded offences of dangerous driving in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`dangerous_substance_offences` Dangerous substance offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of dangerous substance offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`defamation_and_libel` Defamation and libel	count	Number of police-recorded offences of defamation and libel in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`disorderly_conduct` Disorderly conduct	count	Number of police-recorded offences of disorderly conduct in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`drink_driving` Drink driving	count	Number of police-recorded offences of drink driving in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`drug_cultivation_and_manufacture` Drug cultivation and manufacture	count	Number of police-recorded offences of drug cultivation and manufacture in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`drug_dealing_and_trafficking` Drug dealing and trafficking	count	Number of police-recorded offences of drug dealing and trafficking in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`drug_driving` Drug driving	count	Number of police-recorded offences of drug driving in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`drug_use_and_possession` Drug use and possession	count	Number of police-recorded offences of drug use and possession in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`drunk_and_disorderly_in_public` Drunk and disorderly in public	count	Number of police-recorded offences of drunk and disorderly in public in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`environmental_offences` Environmental offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of environmental offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`escape_custody` Escape custody	count	Number of police-recorded offences of escape custody in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`explosives_offences` Explosives offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of explosives offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`fail_to_appear` Fail to appear	count	Number of police-recorded offences of fail to appear in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`family_violence_common_assault` Family violence common assault	count	Number of police-recorded offences of family violence common assault in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`family_violence_harassment_and_private_nuisance` Family violence harassment and private nuisance	count	Number of police-recorded offences of family violence harassment and private nuisance in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`family_violence_serious_assault` Family violence serious assault	count	Number of police-recorded offences of family violence serious assault in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`family_violence_stalking` Family violence stalking	count	Number of police-recorded offences of family violence stalking in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`family_violence_threatening_behaviour` Family violence threatening behaviour	count	Number of police-recorded offences of family violence threatening behaviour in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`fare_evasion` Fare evasion	count	Number of police-recorded offences of fare evasion in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`firearms_offences` Firearms offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of firearms offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`forgery_false_information_bribery_and_other_deception` Forgery, false information, bribery and other deception	count	Number of police-recorded offences of forgery, false information, bribery and other deception in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`graffiti` Graffiti	count	Number of police-recorded offences of graffiti in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`hoaxes` Hoaxes	count	Number of police-recorded offences of hoaxes in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`improper_movement_on_public_or_private_space` Improper movement on public or private space	count	Number of police-recorded offences of improper movement on public or private space in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`licensing_offences` Licensing offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of licensing offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`liquor_and_tobacco_licensing_offences` Liquor and tobacco licensing offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of liquor and tobacco licensing offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`motor_vehicle_theft` Motor vehicle theft	count	Number of police-recorded offences of motor vehicle theft in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`neglect_or_ill_treatment_of_people` Neglect or ill treatment of people	count	Number of police-recorded offences of neglect or ill treatment of people in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_aggravated_robbery` Non-aggravated robbery	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-aggravated robbery in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_family_violence_common_assault` Non-family-violence common assault	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-family-violence common assault in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_family_violence_harassment_and_private_nuisance` Non-family-violence harassment and private nuisance	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-family-violence harassment and private nuisance in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_family_violence_serious_assault` Non-family-violence serious assault	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-family-violence serious assault in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_family_violence_stalking` Non-family-violence stalking	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-family-violence stalking in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_family_violence_threatening_behaviour` Non-family-violence threatening behaviour	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-family-violence threatening behaviour in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_residential_aggravated_burglary` Non-residential aggravated burglary	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-residential aggravated burglary in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`non_residential_non_aggravated_burglary` Non-residential non-aggravated burglary	count	Number of police-recorded offences of non-residential non-aggravated burglary in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`obtain_benefit_by_deception` Obtain benefit by deception	count	Number of police-recorded offences of obtain benefit by deception in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`offensive_conduct` Offensive conduct	count	Number of police-recorded offences of offensive conduct in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`offensive_language` Offensive language	count	Number of police-recorded offences of offensive language in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_crimes_against_the_person` Other crimes against the person	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other crimes against the person in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_dangerous_or_negligent_acts_endangering_people` Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering people	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other dangerous or negligent acts endangering people in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_drug_offences` Other drug offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other drug offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_fire_related_offences` Other fire related offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other fire related offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_justice_procedures_offences` Other justice procedures offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other justice procedures offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_miscellaneous_offences` Other miscellaneous offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other miscellaneous offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_property_damage_offences` Other property damage offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other property damage offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_public_nuisance_offences` Other public nuisance offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other public nuisance offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_regulatory_driving_offences` Other regulatory driving offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other regulatory driving offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_regulatory_offences` Other regulatory offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other regulatory offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_theft` Other theft	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other theft in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`other_transport_regulation_offences` Other transport regulation offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of other transport regulation offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`parking_offences` Parking offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of parking offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`pervert_the_course_of_justice_or_commit_perjury` Pervert the course of justice or commit perjury	count	Number of police-recorded offences of pervert the course of justice or commit perjury in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`prison_regulation_offences` Prison regulation offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of prison regulation offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`privacy_offences` Privacy offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of privacy offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`prohibited_and_controlled_weapons_offences` Prohibited and controlled weapons offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of prohibited and controlled weapons offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`public_health_and_safety_offences` Public health and safety offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of public health and safety offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`public_security_offences` Public security offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of public security offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`receiving_or_handling_stolen_goods` Receiving or handling stolen goods	count	Number of police-recorded offences of receiving or handling stolen goods in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`registration_and_roadworthiness_offences` Registration and roadworthiness offences	count	Number of police-recorded offences of registration and roadworthiness offences in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`residential_aggravated_burglary` Residential aggravated burglary	count	Number of police-recorded offences of residential aggravated burglary in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`residential_non_aggravated_burglary` Residential non-aggravated burglary	count	Number of police-recorded offences of residential non-aggravated burglary in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`resist_or_hinder_officer` Resist or hinder officer	count	Number of police-recorded offences of resist or hinder officer in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`riot_and_affray` Riot and affray	count	Number of police-recorded offences of riot and affray in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`steal_from_a_motor_vehicle` Steal from a motor vehicle	count	Number of police-recorded offences of steal from a motor vehicle in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`steal_from_a_retail_store` Steal from a retail store	count	Number of police-recorded offences of steal from a retail store in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`theft_of_a_bicycle` Theft of a bicycle	count	Number of police-recorded offences of theft of a bicycle in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`throw_or_discharge_object_endangering_people` Throw or discharge object endangering people	count	Number of police-recorded offences of throw or discharge object endangering people in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`unknown_aggravated_burglary` Unknown aggravated burglary	count	Number of police-recorded offences of unknown aggravated burglary in the area during the financial year (July to June).
`unknown_non_aggravated_burglary` Unknown non-aggravated burglary	count	Number of police-recorded offences of unknown non-aggravated burglary in the area during the financial year (July to June).