Ballarat, VIC
On recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences, Ballarat sits higher than most the council areas in VIC that Pryer covers — 12 council areas recorded a higher rate, 66 recorded a lower one.
How Ballarat compares
On the combined rate across break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences — against the 79 council areas in VIC we cover — the only fair comparison, since rates differ by state, source and period.
Over time — combined recorded rate
Break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences combined, per 100,000 residents in Ballarat. Up 38% from 2022 to 2026 (5 periods).
How to read this: these are recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences only — a subset of recorded crime, not a total. Recorded rates aren't a measure of danger, and an absence of reports doesn't mean an area is "safe". Comparisons are only with other areas in VIC at the same level. Figures are official (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, criminal incidents by LGA, year ending March 2026, Year ending March 2026).
Your street in Ballarat — not the whole council area
These numbers describe Ballarat as a whole, but nobody actually watches an entire council area — you watch your own place. Add your street, a parent's home, or the kids' school as a watched place, and Pryer gives you a timely, factual heads-up when something's reported nearby — not the whole council area's worth of noise. It gets more useful as more neighbours in Ballarat join in. Peace of mind, not paranoia.
- ✓ Timely alerts when something's reported near a place you follow — free.
- ✓ Report what you see and confirm what others report — that's what keeps it accurate.
- ✓ Approximate locations only. We watch the neighbourhood, not your family — and never sell location data.
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Suburbs in Ballarat
Addington · Alfredton · Ascot (Ballarat - Vic.) · Bakery Hill · Bald Hills (Vic.) · Ballarat Central · Ballarat East · Ballarat North · Black Hill (Vic.) · Blowhard · Bo Peep · Bonshaw (Vic.) · Brown Hill (Vic.) · Buninyong · Bunkers Hill · Burrumbeet · Canadian · Cardigan · Cardigan Village · Chapel Flat · Coghills Creek · Delacombe · Durham Lead · Eureka (Vic.) · Glen Park · Glendaruel · Glendonald · Golden Point (Ballarat - Vic.) · Gong Gong · Invermay (Vic.) · Invermay Park · Lake Gardens · Lake Wendouree · Learmonth (Vic.) · Lucas · Magpie · Miners Rest · Mitchell Park (Vic.) · Mount Bolton · Mount Clear · Mount Helen · Mount Pleasant (Vic.) · Mount Rowan · Nerrina · Newington (Vic.) · Redan · Scotchmans Lead · Scotsburn · Sebastopol (Vic.) · Soldiers Hill (Vic.) · Tourello · Warrenheip · Weatherboard · Wendouree · Windermere (Vic.) · Winter Valley