The suburbs weakest. Whats boosting the areas liveability are the excellent bus services paired with a good tram network (although train access is poor). Like Malvern, Malvern East suffers from a relatively high crime rate, little open space, and it needs better proximity to schools. Belgrave ranks second in the tree cover category, third for topographic variation and has few congested roads. That was statistically unchanged from the year before, below pre-pandemic levels and far below the rates recorded in the 1990s, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The suburb has great access to buses (although there are no trains or trams) and next to no congested roads. Its strongest attributes are trams and walkability, but Ascot Vale is a relatively good performer overall. 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. The areas Ferntree Gully scores the best for are congestion and topographic variation. It scores several points for its relatively hilly landscape, trains, buses, low crime rate and access to secondary schools. Train access and cafes are other strengths. The suburb also has excellent tree cover and good proximity to schools. More schools would boost Yallambies liveability. While access to trains and buses isnt the best here, there is a decent tram network. Public transport access is likewise very limited. What it scores best in currently is coast proximity, cafes, trains, tree cover and employment. Coburg North ranks in the top 50 suburbs for both retail and access to trams. VIC Offences Recorded Sep 2022 474,446 4.31% NSW Recorded Criminal Incidents Jun 2022 657,028 2.85% QLD Other weak areas are crime, education, tree cover, and topographic variation. Weak scores in most other categories underpin Keilor Lodges low ranking on this list. The suburb also offers excellent proximity to schools. For a higher overall ranking, Carnegie needs more open space, a hillier landscape and less traffic. The suburb performs well in the culture and coast proximity categories, has a reasonably low crime rate, and a decent amount of open space. Security Licence (Vic.) Located 27 kilometres east of the CBD next to Ringwood, Croydon ranks third in Melbourne for proximity to schools and does well for having few congested roads, quality trains and decent topographic variation. Areas the suburb could most improve in are employment, education and walkability. Of the top ten suburbs in this study, it has the lowest median house price. The suburb also gets high scores for its proximity to education and for having minimally congested roads at peak hour. Dragging down its overall score is a poor ranking for train access, and the suburb doesnt fare well in the employment, crime, education and tree cover indicators, either. The lucky few who live in Kooyong (a mere 817 people according to the 2016 census) enjoy quality culture, cafes, trains and tree cover. Albion is positioned after Sunshine about 13 kilometres west of the CBD. Its lower overall rank compared to previous years is due to the increasingly congested roads. The suburbs biggest positives are the low crime rate and topographic variation. Unlike other areas close to the CBD, retail is not a strength, but it does share the usual poor crime rate and high rate of congestion. Public transport access is in good supply in the area and the roads are relatively uncongested. The areas other assets include having low crime, a train station, good proximity to primary schools, and generous distribution of open space the equal eighth best in Melbourne. Its other key strengths are its proximity to buses, trains and schools, with few congested roads. Caroline Springs neighbour Burnside has a well-sized retail sector and the sixth least number of congested roads in Melbourne. It also ranks well for culture, buses and topographic variation, and has the eighth best tree cover in Melbourne. Cafes are also a strength. There are few areas it doesnt do well in, with the exceptions of crime and congestion. When you enter your zip code you'll be directed, by default, to the overall crime page for your city. Indicators it doesnt do as well in are education, congestion and culture, and it has very little open space. It does have a better crime rate and experiences less congestion than Footscray however. These crime maps compare the neighborhood crime rate with the national median of the most dangerous cities in each U.S. state. The suburb doesnt do well however on proximity to schools, particularly in terms of secondary education, and its crime score is among the 10 worst in Melbourne. Where Langwarrin performs well is the categories of education and crime, and it has the second best score for road congestion in the city. Areas the suburb doesnt do as well in are cafes and congestion, and it scored poorly on crime. The suburb ranks second worst in the city for trains (a rail line proposal for the area from 1969 is still just a proposal) and it also needs better walkability. The February crime numbers also showed the continuation of a year-long decline in homicides and shootings, which dipped in the month by 27.8% and 14.7% respectively compared to February of 2022. Clifton Hill retains its quiet achiever status, performing well across the board. The number of homicides stood at 166 - an increase of 6 compared to 2018. Nunawading is moving up in the world thanks to its excellent retail, train access, education proximity and low crime. Its scores for retail and cafes are also above average. Weastmeadows ranks below average in nearly all other areas assessed, particularly employment, walkability, culture and access to trains. It doesnt have many cafes, but the suburb is easily accessible by bus, offers excellent proximity to schools, has adequate open space, and ranks third in the city for mobile and internet coverage. Analysis. That being said, the suburb still ranks in the top 10 for culture and in the top 25 for cafes and employment. Crime rate means the number crimes per 100,000 population. Crime is high and proximity to schools is low. Many houses in this suburb are Purchasing (36%). Here is the more specific data: Many homicides. While overall crime rates went down between 2019 and 2020, the number of murders increased by nearly 30%, largely driven by increases in firearm homicides. Its biggest strengths are the trams, culture, employment and walkability, plus the third best access to secondary schools. Seddons small neighbour, Kingsville has a good employment score, ample tree cover, decent access to bus services and a low crime rate. 11. On the plus side, Donvale has a very low crime rate, excellent topographic variation and generous tree cover. Crime is also relatively high. The suburb is scores poorly for public transport access due to not having a train station or trams. California's violent crime rate increased by 6.0%, from 440 per 100,000 residents in 2020 to 466 in 2021. The suburb also has a low crime rate. Culture, buses and retail in particular are strengths of Forest Hill, located between Blackburn South and Vermont. Melbournes 307 suburbs ranked for liveability, South Yarra reclaims the number one spot after slipping to number two, Collingwood moves up the ranks due to its walkability score the fourth best in Melbourne according to this study. The eect depends on the apprehension rate. Springvale South has a good score for crime and great proximity to education. Like Hawthorn ranked just one place above, it is a strong performer across multiple categories, particularly culture, retail, cafes, trains, trams, buses and employment. 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 . Campbellfield would also benefit from more schools and tree cover, and it loses points for being far from the coast. It scores best for coast proximity, open space and its also a strong performer in the primary education and total education categories. It scores well for culture, has next to no congested roads, and has a low crime rate. Highett has excellent train access plus decent culture, retail, cafes and employment scores. Congestion on the roads is also minimal here. The suburb ranks worst in the city for culture, third worst for walkability, and fourth worst for retail. Altona North may have a larger population than Altona, but its liveability isnt as strong mainly because of the lack of public transport (buses only). The suburbs weakest point is access to buses for which it ranks worst in the city, followed by proximity to education, where it ranks second last. 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. The suburb is short on culture, retail, cafes and open space, however, and its scores in all other areas are only average. The suburb is also not walkable and has far fewer cafes than its sibling suburb Warrandyte, that ranks much higher overall at 155th. The suburb records other decent to high scores for retail, cafes, buses, education and walkability. Higher scores for proximity to schools, tree cover and walkability would also help Keilors ranking. The only low scores it achieves are for open space and congestion. The categories it scores the best in are buses, proximity to primary education, open space and coast proximity. Elwoods liveability has taken a dive mostly due to having more congested roads. The lowly rank for proximity to schools and minimal public transport access drags down Templestowes overall liveability. Coolaroo is located 19kilometres north of the city. More public transport would also improve the area. Despite recording weak scores for retail, cafes, walkability, and trains, Essendon West is balanced out by having a very low crime rate, plenty of hills and open space (the equal eighth best in Melbourne). Where it still performs well is in the coastal proximity and culture categories. The suburb scores well for trams and open space and offers decent walkability. Tree cover and walkability are also decent here. Retail, trains, buses are all key strengths of Thomastown, and the suburb offers excellent proximity to schools. Fitzroy predictably scores very well for all other factors it is famous for including culture, retail and cafes. More price ranking. Melbournes ranking has dropped partly because proximity to the CBD is no longer measured in this study. The suburb excels in the areas of proximity to schools and buses, and it also gets good marks for open space and congestion. Airport West is ranked in the top 10 suburbs for its retail thanks to Westfield shopping centre. The areas the suburb performs most poorly in are tree cover, culture and employment. Public transport is lacking, but the areas where Sunshine North stands to improve the most are culture, cafes, tree cover and walkability. Home median price ranks No.353 among 1286 suburbs of Victoria. Ringwood East ranks in the top 10 citywide for train access and the suburb also has good buses. 2. Elthams neighbour Research is a quiet suburb with great scores for culture, crime, tree cover and congestion, and a top five rank for topographic variation. Sandhurst is 37 kilometres south-east of the CBD. The estimated number of motor vehicle thefts decreased 4.0. The suburb gets points for being close to the coast and experiencing few congested roads, but Altona Meadows needs more tree cover and better proximity to schools to achieve a good overall rank on this list. Mooroolbark is positioned31 kilometres east of the CBD near Lilydale. She is a regular writer for Domain and The Age and holds a Bachelor of Journalism. Croydon South has a good crime rate, topographic variation and traffic isnt an issue here. The suburb has an excellent amount of open space and benefits from being close to the coast. All services under one roof also means that your child's . On the positive side, North Warrandytes crime rank is the third best in the city, there is plenty of open space, and the roads are clear. The suburb ranks in the top 10 for topographic variation, plus it has great tree cover and few congested roads. Broadmeadows performs fairly averagely across the board except for proximity to education, on which it scores well for. Industrial & Employee Relations. The . McKinnon ranks number one for train access and second for secondary education. Blackburn South has a low crime rate and great proximity to schools but is let down in many other areas. The suburbs lack of congestion and proximity to schools are also decent. Every list of rankings has a wooden-spooner, and this time around its Lyndhurst, 35 kilometres south-east of the CBD near Cranbourne. Crime however is high (it ranks in the bottom 10 for this category) and the suburb has poor walkability and no access to trains. The suburb is lacking in retail, cafes, and the employment options are low. Retail is in strong supply in Maidstone thanks largely to the proximity of nearby Highpoint Shopping Centre.