Median property prices over the last year range from $1,100,000 for houses to $710,000 for units. Latest crime data by area Latest crime data by area Explore the latest crime statistics available for your local area through interactive crime tools. The suburbs weakest. Leslie Herbert Kane (1 January 1945 - 19 October 1978) was an Australian gangster who lived in Melbourne, Australia.He became a member of the Federated Union of Painters and Dockers at the age of fourteen. Congestion and crime are the two categories showing the most room for improvement. Chelsea is one of Melbournes best suburbs for coast proximity and can be easily accessed by train and bus. Broadmeadows performs fairly averagely across the board except for proximity to education, on which it scores well for. Maidstone ranks poorly in most other categories, mainly cafes, access to trains, education, tree cover and topographic variation. The number of cafes in Werribee has improved, adding to its great scores for trains and congestion. Cranbourne has a handful of assets that make for good liveability such as plenty of open space, and decent scores in culture and retail. Rising crime rates have become a central focus in major metropolitan areas including New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago. What Pascoe Vale South lacks most is amenity such as culture, retail and cafes, and the roads are quite congested. The suburb is in the top 100 (out of 307) for most other factors measured in this study. More shops and cafes would also help the areas liveability. Balaclava is a strong performer for culture, retail, cafes, trains, trams, employment, walkability and coast proximity. Croydon Souths overall liveability is also affected by being a long distance from the coast. Located 13 kilometres north-west of the city, Niddrie residents can rely on its shopping facilities, cafes and trams and enjoy a hilly landscape. Tecoma boasts the best tree cover in Melbourne. What the suburb needs most is significantly more public transport and open space. The suburb is disadvantaged as it only has buses for public transport and among the most limited topographic variation in Melbourne. Like Malvern, Malvern East suffers from a relatively high crime rate, little open space, and it needs better proximity to schools. Vermont South is also disadvantaged by not having a train station and being relatively far from the coast. Kensingtons only low scores are for crime, congestion and tree cover. California's violent crime rate increased by 6.0%, from 440 per 100,000 residents in 2020 to 466 in 2021. Alphington marks Darebin Councils first entry into the liveable suburbs ranks. Like its neighbour Fairfield ranked just one place above, the suburb does well for culture and open space, and does even better for education. The overall liveability of the suburb is dragged down by having the third worst topographic variation in the city, and it also has a high crime rate, low employment and little tree cover. Other areas Balwyn North scores very well in are crime, education, tree cover and topographic variation. In all other areas assessed, Springvale South ranks in the bottom half of all suburbs. Affluent Brighton obviously ranks well for coast proximity along with cafes, employment and walkability. Every list of rankings has a wooden-spooner, and this time around its Lyndhurst, 35 kilometres south-east of the CBD near Cranbourne. Essendon has an excellent tram network along with decent walkability and cafes. On the plus side, Donvale has a very low crime rate, excellent topographic variation and generous tree cover. Its overall ranking is negatively impacted by access to trains (its namesake station is actually in Glen Iris), limited proximity to schools and congested roads. Berwick is in need of better scores for culture, employment and tree cover for an improved overall rank and to overcome the fact it is relatively far from the coast and beyond the tram network. Industrial & Employee Relations. Its scores for retail and cafes are also above average. In short, Mentone is the perfect place to call home. It benefits from being close to the coast, having its own train station and offering great proximity to schools. It also gets decent scores for culture, trams and buses. Sunshine North has a healthy retail sector and within the suburb proper, busy roads are not a major issue here. Positives of the area are the extremely good crime score and excellent amount of open space. Footscray jumps 68 places to enter the top 10 for the first time. The suburb is let down by very low scores in the areas of culture, cafes, and topographic variation. Walkability is Glen Waverleys best asset, followed by proximity to secondary education and low crime. [citation needed] St Kilda East scores highest for employment. Yarravilles best qualities include proximity to the coast, walkability, and primary school proximity. It doesnt do as well however in retail, trains, schools, and it is very prone to congested roads. Where it stands to improve the most is in culture, retail and crime. What Rosanna lacks most is amenity such as retail and cafes, and the roads can get busy. According to incomplete data released by the FBI, violent crime fell by an estimated 1% in 2021 compared with the previous year. These crime maps compare the neighborhood crime rate with the national median of the most dangerous cities in each U.S. state. Part time or full time, flexible start and finish times, hybrid workplace. The suburb leaves much to be desired in terms of culture, open space and walkability, and its tree cover, cafes and employment scores are only average. The new Domain Liveable Melbourne study the fourth of its kind since 2005 has ranked 307 suburbs on 17 indicators to give us this list of the most liveable in the city. Keilor has great topographic variation, few congested roads and a good amount of open space. 3. It also scores poorly for proximity to schools and walkability. Areas the suburb could most improve in are employment, education and walkability. What the suburb lacks are physical attributes such as hills, and it scores the second lowest across the city for open space. Of the top ten suburbs in this study, it has the lowest median house price. Aspendale Gardens is slightly inland from the water about 27 kilometres south-east of the CBD. Parkdale is located 23 kilometres south-east from the CBD on the water after Mentone. Hughesdale ticks a lot of boxes for liveability as it performs well for access to trains, employment, crime, tree cover and walkability. Hampton Park borders Dandenong South 36 kilometres south-east of the city. The only other low score it achieves is for culture. What the suburb lacks is public transport, culture, retail, cafes and walkability. Crime Data Types. You might not know it by name, but even most visitors to Melbourne have travelled above Travancore before. The only areas it ranks less than 200 (out of 307) in are crime rate and proximity to the coast, otherwise, Reservoirs scores are roughly mid-way in most categories. It also achieves decent ranks in the culture, crime. The suburb is most lacking in open space, where is among the top 10 worst performers in the city, and it has a relatively high crime rate. Based on its location 10 kilometres south-east of the CBD and bordering Brighton, the suburb performs best in the proximity to coast category. Where West Footscray scores the worst is education, cafes and topographic variation. The suburb also has decent train access, employment, walkability and schools. The suburb has a very low crime rate and good proximity to the coast, but most of South Kingsvilles other scores are average at best. Topographic variation and minimal congestion are other strengths of the area. The suburb also has great tram access and it is close the coast. Sandhurst is 37 kilometres south-east of the CBD. Caulfield East scores well for culture and has decent cafes, train access (because Caulfield station is actually in Caulfield East), tram access and employment. Amelia Barnes is a writer and journalist specialising in property and residential design reporting, specifically, Melbourne real estate, alternative housing and interior design. 1. Parkville also doesnt rank very well for education either, however, its worth noting that universities were not measured in this study. More open spaces would better boost its overall ranking. The area could do with more cafes and tree cover to enhance its liveability. Categories that St Kilda ranks in the top 25 for are culture, cafe, buses, employment, walkability and proximity to the coast. Where Langwarrin performs well is the categories of education and crime, and it has the second best score for road congestion in the city. Its strongest attributes are trams and walkability, but Ascot Vale is a relatively good performer overall. Gladstone Park, which borders Tullamarine, is Hume City Councils most liveable suburb. Albion is positioned after Sunshine about 13 kilometres west of the CBD. Assets of the area include a low crime rate, excellent tree cover and topographic variation, and few congested roads. 12. Memphis, meanwhile, led the nation in violent crime.. Areas most ripe for improvement in the suburb include crime, open space and congestion, and there is also little topographic variation. 733-411-31S. Bordering Yarraville, Spotswood benefits from being close to the coast, having a very high culture score and the second best train ranking in Melbourne. Most of its other category scores are decent, except for crime, open space and congestion. Hillside is next to Sydenham and23 kilometres north-west of the CBD. Delahey borders Taylors Lakes and is 20 kilometres north-west of the CBD. Chadstone would benefit from more schools, open space and public transport. Edithvale is 28 kilometres south-east from the CBD on the water. Trams and buses are the categories Burwood East performs best in and it has above average scores for culture, retail, cafes, education, walkability, topographic variation and crime. The liveability of Strathmores much smaller sibling is supported by nearby trams, minimal congestion, an excellent amount of open space and great topographic variation. Scores for crime, cafes and congestion are average, otherwise, Patterson Lakes shows significant room for improvement in all remaining categories. The suburbs only access to public transport is a single bus route. What its lacking most is employment and open space. Retail, education and open space are Oakleigh Souths standout qualities. Ivanhoe East has entered the top 50 largely because of its crime rate second lowest in Melbourne for the purposes of this study. Its walkability is also poor. Bayswater is located 29 kilometres east of the CBD. Dragging down Cairnleas overall score are its low scores for culture, retail, cafes, employment, walkability and tree cover. Lynbrook is 36 kilometres south-east of the CBD bordering Dandenong South. When you enter your zip code you'll be directed, by default, to the overall crime page for your city. The suburb scores decently in most other areas, although it would perform better with more retail, trains, and less congestion. The crime score is also poor. Epping has a good-sized retail sector along with a decent amount of open space. Springvale scores exceptionally well for retail and walkability but is lacking in many other areas. In 2005 the suburb ranked just 207th in this study, but over time climbed to 129, then 88 and now 52. Blackburn is a well performing middle ring suburb largely because of its excellent trains (it ranks 10th in this category) and high scoring retail sector. Subway crime dropped 9%, from 189 serious incidents in February 2022 to 169 in February 2023, the NYPD said, part of a trend that began in late October, when another wave of cops was assigned to . Where Hampton South records low scores is in culture, cafes, employment and tree cover. The suburb is disadvantaged in this study by being far from the coast and being without trams. In 2021, aggravated assaults were 67% of . Boosting its liveability is a low crime rate, great topographic variation, minimal congestion, and the fourth best tree cover in Melbourne. The suburb is ranked in the bottom 10 for cafes, trains, buses, employment and primary education. Its best quality is the proximity to cafes, followed by employment, open space, and culture. The suburbs overall rank has dropped since the last study due to the addition of measuring walkability where Ivanhoe ranks above average but not excellently. Total crime 127% Violent crime 212% Property crime 110% Find Homes Find Rentals Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available. Carrum is a reasonably small suburb 33 kilometres south eastof the CBD. Room for improvement is most needed in the categories of proximity to schools, open space and congestion. Train access and cafes are other strengths. Cheltenhams liveability has soared due to a high proportion of the suburb being employed in cultural services, as well as being home to several cafes and Westfield Southland. Other weak areas are crime, education, tree cover, and topographic variation. Gowanbrae could also improve in the areas of culture, employment and proximity to schools. Camberwells increasing cafe culture is largely behind its rising rank on this list. It is also easily accessible by train and has a low crime rate. Its worst score is for open space where it ranks 211th out of 307. The suburbs distance from the coast, along with having limited tree cover and open space is holding Glen Waverley back from achieving a higher overall rank. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The suburb gets good scores for culture, open space, congestion and provides decent proximity to schools. The suburb also has decent cafes and performs above average for culture and employment. Walkability is also decent, but the lack of schools, trees and hills brings down its overall score. It seems there are headlines almost every day about how crime has surged in the United States. The crime rate in Laverton, however, is high and there is little tree cover or retail. Those factors aside, the suburb shows room for improvement in many areas, particularly cafes, employment, proximity to schools and walkability. Its lower overall rank compared to previous years is due to the increasingly congested roads. The suburb is also considered above average for open space, congestion and coast proximity. The lowest scores it receives are for crime (the sixth. Keilor Downs scores poorly for access to public transport (no trains or trams and only minimal bus service provision) as well as employment, walkability, cafes and retail are also low. More cafes, shops and trees would improve Albions overall rank. The number of criminal incidents of Burglary decreased by 52% from 2020 to 52 criminal incidents in the year ending 2021. Albert Parks decreasing overall rank can be attributed to having more congested roads and crime than this time last study. The suburb is above average in all other areas measured except for secondary education, open space, tree cover, congestion and topographic variation. Weak scores in most other categories underpin Keilor Lodges low ranking on this list. Box Hills neighbour Mont Albert has excellent trains, tree cover, and has a decent number of cafes. Other areas it performs decently in are tree cover and walkability. What drags its ranking down are a very poor crime score (its one of the bottom 10 suburbs in this category), little open space, and employment is low.