--- title: Recorded offences by council area and offence, Victoria resource: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/ publisher: Crime Statistics Agency licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-09-24 rows: 52809 fields: 10 source: https://files.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/2026-09/Data_Tables_LGA_Recorded_Offences_Year_Ending_June_2026.xlsx source_sha256: 54b62bc2dd0f92169dbb8cabfe24d1aadea737713ae0d758048ffb1bcfbc374d language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Recorded offences by council area and offence, Victoria Offences recorded by Victoria Police in each council area and police service area, by offence subgroup, for each of the last ten years, with the publisher's rates per 100,000 people. Published by Crime Statistics Agency under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Crime Statistics Agency has not endorsed this site. Also called: Victorian crime statistics by LGA, Melbourne crime statistics by council, Crime Statistics Agency recorded offences data tables, CSA recorded offences by local government area. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.csv (8.5 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.xlsx (3.2 MB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.json (18 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.parquet (736 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.sqlite (11 MB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.duckdb (2.0 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.ndjson (18 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.arrow (1.6 MB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.csv.gz (758 KB) Pinned version 2026-09-24: `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/rows?year=eq.2026&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/aggregate?group=offence_division&metric=sum.offence_count&year=eq.2026 Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `year` | integer | Year | The year the twelve months end in. | | `year_ending` | string | Year ending | The month the twelve months end in. | | `police_service_area` | string | Police Service Area | | | `lga` | string | Local Government Area | Local government area as the CSA names it. | | `offence_division` | string | Offence Division | | | `offence_subdivision` | string | Offence Subdivision | | | `offence_subgroup` | string | Offence Subgroup | | | `offence_count` | integer | Offence Count | Offences recorded by Victoria Police in the twelve months. | | `psa_rate_per_100000` | number | PSA Rate per 100,000 population | The publisher's rate per 100,000 people in the police service area. | | `lga_rate_per_100000` | number | LGA Rate per 100,000 population | The publisher's rate per 100,000 people in the council area. | Key: `year, police_service_area, lga, offence_subgroup`. ## Versions - 2026-09-24: 52809 rows, 10 fields, sha256 54b62bc2dd0f. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/history.tar.zst ## Part of Victorian recorded offences - [Recorded offences by suburb and offence, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-suburb/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Recorded criminal incidents by council area and month, NSW](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-recorded-crime-by-lga/) (NSW) - [Recorded offences by region and month, Northern Territory](https://publicdata.au/d/nt-crime-statistics/) (NT) - [Victims of family and domestic violence crimes by state, sex and year, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/au-fdv-victims-recorded-crime/) (Cth) - [Reported offences by month, Queensland, from July 1997](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-offences-monthly/) (Qld) - [Offences reported to police by suburb and day, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-crime-statistics/) (SA) - [Family and domestic abuse-related offences by postcode and quarter, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-family-domestic-abuse-offences/) (SA) - [Traffic infringements and charges issued by police district, Queensland, from 2013-14](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-traffic-infringements-issued/) (Qld) - [Traffic and camera offences and fines, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-traffic-camera-offences/) (ACT) - [Traffic camera offences and fines, ACT, 2010 to 2021](https://publicdata.au/d/act-traffic-camera-offences-2010-2021/) (ACT) - [Parking offences and fines, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-parking-offences/) (ACT) - [Youth justice services, Report on Government Services](https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-youth-justice/) (Cth) - [Corrective services, Report on Government Services](https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/) (Cth) ## Attribution and citation Crime Statistics Agency, Victorian Government, Data tables - Recorded offences, sourced 29 September 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/data-tables-recorded-offences, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Crime Statistics Agency, Victorian Government, Data tables - Recorded offences, sourced 29 September 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/data-tables-recorded-offences, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/ Harvard: Crime Statistics Agency (2026) Recorded offences by council area and offence, Victoria, version 2026-09-24 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 29 September 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/ Markdown: Data: [Victorian recorded offences](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/data-tables-recorded-offences), Crime Statistics Agency, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 29 September 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Recorded offences by council area and offence as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Recorded offences by council area and offence in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 52,809 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga/v/2026-09-24/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Recorded offences by council area and offence cover? The current version covers 2016 to 2025. Each release from CSA becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Recorded offences by council area and offence updated? CSA releases it quarterly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Recorded offences by council area and offence commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Recorded offences by council area and offence? No. The publisher is Crime Statistics Agency, and its page is https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/data-tables-recorded-offences. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.xlsx with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What period does each year cover? Each year is the twelve months ending in the month named in year_ending. A year of 2026 with a year_ending of June covers July 2025 to June 2026. Every row of one release uses the same month. ### Where do the rates come from? The CSA publishes a rate per 100,000 people for each police service area and each council area beside the count. Both rates are copied as published. This site does not calculate them. ### How often is it updated? The CSA releases new tables every quarter, in March, June, September and December. Each release covers ten years and can revise earlier years, so every release is kept here as its own version. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.xlsx`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/vic-recorded-offences-by-lga.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.