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Melbourne

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
5,526
Households
2,457
Crimes · Mar '26
19 · 3.4 per 1k
2,457
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
19 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
144
Postcodes
2,457
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
19 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
144
Postcodes

Overview of Melbourne

Coordinates52.8260, -1.4312
Postcodes
144
Population (Census)
5,526
Households (Census)
2,457
Recorded crime · Mar '26
19 · 3.4 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Melbourne

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.88 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Melbourne

Crime trends · Melbourne
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +20%
ASB
2
YoY -80%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

19
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Melbourne

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,538
White Brit.95.5%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 2.6%

Religion

Total residents: 5,534
Christian54.9%
No religion39.3%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,526
50–6422.8%
35–4918.8%
65–7412.7%
25–349.7%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%

Households

Total households: 2,457
Any member 66+16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
All members 66+12.1%
+ 7 other households · 27.7%

Postcode Districts in Melbourne