Without getting too serious, which dangerous suburbs in Melbourne are you usually a little uncertain about visiting?
It doesn’t necessarily need to be an entire suburb, either…. perhaps there’s a distinctly questionable pub, street or local area that you make a point of avoiding because it seems like a dangerous part of Melbourne.
Share any cautionary tales you have, and let everyone else know; but let’s keep it lightweight here – we’re not trying to depress everyone! Where do you think the most dangerous suburbs in Melbourne are located?
Note: keep it nice, any offensive posts wil be removed.
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Spot on Buddy
As someone who grew up, lived and worked in these suburbs, I have to agree with all the posters.
The only problem of violence is the teen years where you mingle at bus stops, stations, birthday parties (Any parent contemplating a teenage party in these suburbs with the internet mobile phone era would have to be insane, or a Patched Bikie member)
My grandmother still walks to the shops at 92, she is walking through the main heroin trading capital of Melbourne. She was mugged once and resisted and broke her wrist, but generally you are fine, unless you go looking or hang out when the vampires come out.
Having gone to the roughest schools the problem is the school puts all the drop kicks together, and this behaviour is reinforced, instead of remidial teaching and giving them examples to aspire too. Or just admitting they are not academically suited and giving them a job or an apprenticeship.
This is a failure of Government and voters in marginal seats who suck the resources from “Safe seats” . Absolute travesty and disgrace.
And the Government makes it worse by throwing refugees into these areas with no hope. When I visited the area after so many years the main street was occupied by government and private welfare agencies. When I grew up there, there was lots of different shops. Factories to work in. A proper Technical schools where employers came and Cherry picked the best kids for an apprenticeship.
If I got into Parliament in this “Safe” seat area, I would make the Politicians hope Pauline Hanson won the seat. I would boot their arses so hard, they wish they never entered Politics.
northern suburbs …..l
Violence,,in Big US Cities like Detroit is mostly Gang related,meaning Gang Members attacking other Members.
Violence,,in Melbourne is Gang members attacking anyone,,any innocent member of the Public,,Big Difference.
Melbourne’s inner CDB after 11PM especially fri/sat/sun,,full of drunks in the 1000′s,,very Nasty place.
that said, of course inner city suburbs and the cbd will be the highest crime areas. not because of the tenants but because of people from all around, passing through on there way into the city or out of it
anywhere you travel you can get stuck up or bashed. you can’t pin point a certain suburb or areas that nothing will happen to you it’s just some areas are more prone to crime than others. usually as a result of lower employement rates and the culture of the suburb. from personal experience i would say these include in the north and north west brioadmeadows jacana airport west lalor reservoir thomastown and the north east greensborough heidleberg but mainly west heidleberg diamond creek. id also say in the west tottenham brooklyn footscray sunshine st albans and werribee are similar to these suburbs in the north. it is the drugs and violence that make these areas bad. drugs such as ice are ruining melbournes outer suburbs. living in the north east my whole life i realise crime is a problem and i have seen to stabbings diamond creek train station and mcdonalds whilst i have seen and been in many fights at youth parties. look at the statistics assaults were the highest in the north last year and methamphetamine cases were also the highest and second highest in the west. get drugs out of the north and western suburbs and these areas will be nice
(dandy station) (crany station) (noble station) (hallam station)
Broad meadows with out a dought
It’s got nothing to do with the suburbs, ive lived in st kilda most of my life i’ve been stabbed, had knifes pulled on me countless times, chased with swords and guns, bottled, glassed and bricked and i dont think that any suburbs are dangerous there bad at curtain times but thats due to the people that travel through them.
In the late 70′s and early 80′s I was a taxi driver, and while having some nasty encounters, I felt very safe around Melbourne. Having lived in various parts in Melbourne, Again besides some nasty incidents, I hold that in general it is a safe place to live, anywhere in Melbourne. One should not judge by some incidents.
Actually, I view politicians are more dangerous, because they rob you blind, and destroy your life, while telling you how good they are. No matter where you live in the world there always will be incidents of crime. Just that we are a lot safe in Melbourne then in numerous other world cities. I view, the police is more dangerous to citizens, because the more wapons they carry the more crime rate will increase. Chicago banned hand guns as a personal wapon to be carried and crime rates increased dramatically, because criminals do not hand in guns. Police claim using tasers is for their protection and avoiding using a bullet on a person, then to use tasers even when as person in a fit doesn’t (nor can) stop moving! Violence is no solution and ordinary police officers should never carry guns or tasers but be trained to deal with people using the spoken word. People would then gain more respect for the police, and others! I know because for over 30 years I have been dealing with people contemplating suicide, etc, and all I use is the spoken word, so to say, to show them the light at the end of the tunnel. If we became a more tolerant society we may avoid a lot of crime. Too many laws exist that anyone can become a criminal without intending to do so. the misuse of courts ordering intervention orders as lollies causes inniocent people to be deemed committing crimes, even if just sending a birthday card to his/her child. We need to reduce laws, disarm police (other then special squads), and become more courteous towards each other, and you will find crime rate dropping. It is not the City of Melbourne, or any part of it, you should target, but rather the mentality of the people in the area.
There’s many dangerous suburbs in melbourne and to pin point it can’t be done. How do we do this by crime, drug users, theft? No matter where you go you find the above plus more.
If your from Frankston than being around the streets you grew up in isn’t going to be a big deal.
Same goes for doveton, Richmond, collingwood and forth.
The area around Ginifer/St Albans
The worst suburbs in melbourne overall based on my personal experince have to be: Brooklyn, Braybrook, Sunshine, Werribe, Hoppers Crossing, Laverton, Melton, Deer Park, Broadmedows, Geelong, West Sunshine, Ardeer, Resorvoir, Lalor, Fawkner, Kings Park, West Hedleberg, St Albans, Kealba, Frankston, Noble Park, Dandenong, Coburg and Thomastown
I have lived in Kealba (next to st albans) all my life and have the most been dangerous years of my life especially when I went to Kealba College the school kids there were insanely rude and aggressive they used to start fights with people for no reason. do drugs there everyday and used to vanderlise the bus stop shelter and used to damage local residents houses. Once i had a student from that school and his parents attempting to invade my home because his son attacked me at school that day and i punched him in the nose in self defence the cops didnt do anything about it. thankfully the school has since closed down due to low enrolment numbers because the school had one of the worst reputations in melbourne purely because most kids in that school were expelled kids or housing commission kids. since the schools 2010 closure kealba remains a rough suburb especially near the milk bar on driscolls road. Stay away from here at all costs. other rough suburbs nearby include St Albans, Deer Park, Kings Park, Sunshine and Keilor Downs. I am 20 years old and hoping to move out of the area soon i wouldnt recomend any of these areas for anyone to live in.
King Street area at night
Melbournes western and some northern suburbs is defiantly much more dangerious than any other in this city.
lv lived in both east and west and the crimes in the west are much more prevalent and violent than anywhere else in Melbourne.
it might be the most livable city and i agree with that in that it has everything you could want and the lifestyle here is second to none but its underworld and streets are one of the most unpredictable and violent in australia.
suburbs to be cautious of for me and im only 25yrs old who has lived around victoria because im an orphan would have to be
West suburbs – Sunshine, Footscray, St Albans, Laverton, kensington, Corio
King Street Nightclub Strip anytime after 12.00 a.m. Disgustingly violent place … avoid!!
forest-hill great area
Just back from a trip to NYC and LA. I now understand why Melbourne is rated the best city to live in. I couldn’t dare venture out into LA Down-town after 9 PM and its officially recommended no one take their Phones out in NYC subway to avoid theft. In comparison I walk all over Melbourne CBD at nights and always have my Iphone in hand while in Train or on Tram.
I now Love Melbourne more than ever :)
I’ve lived and worked in many suburbs around Melbourne and also in the city…. ringwood, footscray, tullamarine, airport west, box hill, oakleigh all tend to be awful by night… Camberwell, Kew and balwyn are becoming worse as the ‘gangs ‘ take over the streets at night… during the day these places aren’t that bad, just a few people looking for a dollar every now and then
Most of the outer suburbs are pretty bad
I personally live in Noble Park and yes at night there are a few groups of people who hang around the station and parks but most of the people here look rough but they are quite friendly.
But the bad suburbs for me are
Frankston
Sunshine
St Albans
Would not get off at parliment station (in the city) after dark. Don’t like melbourne central after hours either because its inside a shopping centre and all the shops close. You have to walk through an enty shopping centre to get out.
Would not get off at parliment station (in the city) after dark. Don’t like melbourne central after hours either because its inside a shopping centre and all the shops close. You have to walk through an enty shopping centre to get out.
Sunbury is a hellhole. I’ve had nothing but trouble while living there. Recently, i have been having problems with some idiot neighbours (who live in housing commission units). One of them is off his face on drugs/alcohol daily. The other plays loud music and has parties 24/7. Sunbury is the pits!.
Does anyone know how to spell anymore?
The most worst place in melbourne. Syco, drug delaer, Vietnamese mafia live there. I visit Dandenong mountain, and peoples i came across was horrible, bazzar and low grade community. What so ever, i will never live there.
Lol here’s a thought, Doveton…
I had a friend shot dead in Brighton east. I have also heard lots of stories of Bentleigh being a hub for drug dealers
We used to live in the high rise flats in Sth Melb. Hubby was unemployed at the time and we had no choice. Pretty bad place back in the 80′s. Funny that most of the bad stuff that was happening in and around those flats was not caused by the tenants , but more by “visitors” – mainly teenagers who were mostly from the outlying more well to do suburbs. A lot of private school kids hanging around in the foyer and mail room, “slumming it” and taking drugs, and quite often committing suicide
by jumping from the top floor. Poor residents of those places not only cop the bad reputation, but quite regularly had the misfortune of having a body landing close by. Not a nice thing to witness and certainly not a nice thing for your children to witness. Luckily we were able to get employment and move away. Many are not so fortunate.
Geelong. I’ve lived here 3 years and have been the most dangerous years of my life. People here are insanely rude and aggressive. Stay away from here at all costs.
Dandenong is the place to be! Best suburb in Melbourne I totally recommended living there if you want to sell drugs.
LOL – “lower socio economic…v dangerous” – spoken by someone with no experience of the big bad world. Still it did make me laugh
Anywhere white trash junkies live/gather.
Lower socio-economic areas can be very dangerous, going down Oriel st in Heidelberg is like playing russian roulette.. junkies need to be shot.
Sunshine the worst, Balwyn the best.
Having grown up in Ireland, lived in Europe, South America, SE Asia, Melbourne is perhaps the most safe place I have ever lived. And I now live in Collingwood that has had a few bad mentions above. There are a few junkies around but they are generally not dangerous (except to property). Never had a problem wondering around most suburbs even after midnight, alone with a skinfull. Would never do that in Bogota or lots of suburbs in London.
its not the suburbs that are dangerous its the idiot people that live in them that a dangerous
Anonymous is right. Melbourne is really safe by almost any standard. Some people who live in white middle-class suburbia assume that poorer suburbs with graffiti and old cars are “dangerous” just because they look a bit rough.
If you want to see a really bad Western country, go to America and walk around some of their cities (beyond the standard tourist traps). Then you’ll see some actual, real social/crime problems.
Everyone in Australia should be thankful to live here. We are the luckiest of the lucky.
The Melbourne conservative media exaggerates crime completely, Melbourne is safe not only by world standards but by western world standards. I have lived in several places and Melbourne would be easily the safest city I have ever been to. We do have some rougher areas such as Frankston, Cranbourne, Broadmeadows, Dandenong, Springvale, Noble Park, Footscray, Sunshine, St Albans but these are hardly slums or ghettos, its just that our safe wealthy suburbs are incredibly safe, so the people who grow up in these areas are very sheltered and so when they come to an area where crime does actually exist they are shocked.
I regularly visit Footscray, Dandenong, Springvale etc and have had no trouble at all on the other hand I lived in Glasgow for 5 years and I would never go near some of its bad areas even during the day because they are proper dangerous.
king street in the cbd, and flinders st/ elizabeth street corners in the cbd..sunshine-suburb.
anywhere is not ok so long as there is anyone with a stinking attitude , one can be living next to someone whom wants them out of there home just because they are not a certain religion or race, reverse rascism i found is rife in melbourne and it stinks. this has been my own personal exprience, it may not have been yours but it sure in hell has been mine, anyone whom says reverse rascism is not in australia has blinkers on of some kind, or not experienced it yet.
I would beg to differ the comment that there are not dangerous places in Melbourne. Yes I agree obviously it is not literally the place but the people who choose that place to commit any crime. Though there are some places that are higher risk for these types of people or criminal activity. Economics also plays a role in that.
I tend to steer clear of Frankston though not because of people like Denyer, but I consider it to be the Victorian equiv of Elizabeth in S.A. I live in Moe. It cops a lot of stick for the same reasons which have a lot to do with history economics and sociology.
Some say Moe will eventually be a part of Melbourne.
All of Melbourne is crime prone.
No one is safe anywhere in Melbourne at night.
And people say Melbourne isn’t dangerous?
You have to be joking.
I spent my teens in the western suburbs, Ive been around a bit of the gang crime myself, if youre a confident person walking the streets at night wasnt a problem, I would wander from sunshine to footscray at 2-3-4 in the morning with the odd bit of trouble (I’ve been chased, people tried to hustle me a few times, hit by a car, guy threatened to stab me once and two minutes later he was friendly and this is all over years) these days it’s bad, teens are crazy now, carry knives, cleavers, swords/machetes down pants, police don’t do much in the area, they only really focus on drugs around here.
Now living in tarneit near weribee, I wouldn’t walk around at night, and I live around the corner from the police station.
The Circle of Death – the big roundabout with the trams going through the middle near the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
How anyone gets through there without crashing is just beyond me.
all of melbourne is safe it all depends on how you yourself act in public
I have lived in Werribee and studied in Footscray and have roamed around at night alone on foot and had no trouble but I would highly advice avoiding it. I have been to sunshine and saw a lot of drugies but no trouble for me. In Werribee towards the end of my stay my Car was spray painted with hate speech so would never advice living there. I even lived in Ormund where my Car got broken into right in front of the station so would never live there again. Lived in Hawthorn for 3 years and it has to be the safest suburbs in Melbourne even Kew which was neighbouring. Just moved to St Kilda East liked real safe with all the Jewish Schools around and 24 hrs surveillance. I am a very friendly guy and usually seem very non threatening and hence haven’t got into trouble. Like I said I have been stupid but lucky to get away with roaming at night in like the worst Suburb in Melbourne Footscray. So just avoid late nights that is all, if you work late better to drive.
Went to dinner with friends on smith street collingwood Friday 31st aug 2012 and parked in a side street off smith street near commonwealth bank. After dinner we returned to the car to head home and my front passenger window was smAshed. It turned out my partner left his mobile on the seat because it was dead and they obviously have seen it. My Harrods bag from England which was my grandmothers and the only thing I have of hers since she died was taken as well. I know the chances are slim but I hope someone comes across it And hands it in there was not anything valuable in it.
i owned melbourne north south east an west sly grog days we knew every junkey by name in 1967 the year of kill or be killed.traded the gun for Baha i
Recently, I didn’t expect this to happen to me especially with my mom while we were waiting for the bus to arrive. Some people were drunk (or they particularly don’t like Asians) a guy who was driving a black car in Frankston near the bus area just stop where we were sitting and threw 3 soft bullets at us and drove away.
I don’t understand what they were thinking but what they did was very rude. Those soft bullets could’ve poke someone’s eye out!
I just want to air this out because I don’t believe Melbourne and any citizens from Australia are like this. (at least try not to)
I live in the western suburbs deer park area, its o.k. , very convenient to many things that melboune has to offer but a few issues need to be implemented, council and state gov. needs to promote area, the bogans, low lifes , hoons, thugs and druggies need to move on , most of them are transient anyway, the areaa can improve
I have lived in fitzroy for 65 years ,never been been assaulted in the street,maybe I’m street smart?I knocked around a bit.youth is the trouble,yes I was an arsehole once!.see a group,cross the road,only takes one arsehole.to start something.
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I Have lived in Melbourne’s west and north for a combined 31 years and have never felt safer you people must Be watching to many Beat up negative news reports. when i was a kid i still remember Coburg High. Coburg Tech. Brunswick Secondary Broadmeadows Tech always getting into brawls. the 3047 boys the St albans boys footscray boys etc. the streets today pale in comparison.
go back to your cotton wool hideaways.
Most of you are fools. I have grown up between the areas of frankston and dandenong my whole life. Every suburb you have listed In here I know very well also.
You can find trouble anywhere you go, but your the idiot for walking alone at 3am in areas you are not familiar with. There is no such thing as anywhere being completely safe. I grew up with the racism wars that will still continue, but the moment idiots think anywhere is safe, you deserve to cop it. Your stories are nothing compared to what really happens out there. You do what you have to do to get by and survive.
I come out of Johannesburg – this place is sleepytown crimewise :)
Ryan – “Look western suburbs are bad frankston, sunshine n st alabans…” do you not actually live in Melbourne, or are you seriously under teh delusion that Frankston is in the West?
IMO, Southbank at night is pretty risky, as is Russell St.
That said Ive walked from Docklands to Footscray after midnight on my own and not had an issue.
It just depends who’s where on the day/night.
People are dangerous, not cities.
I have friends and family all over Melbourne and live near mentone. I honestly find from personal experience mentone station is the most dangerous place to be, I have been bashed 4 times there stabbed once and was bottled in the face.his has all happened in the last 18months.
seaford/frankston i have lived here all my life and its 24 hour danger but still rep frankston 3199
It’s generally at night that most places in melbourne are dangeorus. whether or not this be broadmeadows, keysborough or cranbourne
Melbourne is not a dangerous place.The person who said it was named the most dangerous city in Australia in one of the comments is wrong. Melbourne is named the most livable city in the world. The ONLY dangerous place is the Gatwick Hotel in Fitzroy street St Kilda.
hmmm…. this is a tuff question, the way i see it is that first of all, compaired with most american, european and other western citys/countrys around the world australia is pretty safe, and melbourne is pretty safe… i cant speek for everyone, but the people who have been to another country all say its a joke how nice things are over here… i myself have been to europe, and i would have to agree that its so much safer to live here then places over there…
but in australia i kinda thought for a while that the only safe places were in the iner east… now i think that you cant put it down to one suberb… its not like all the druggies and gangs and drunks and murderers think: “ok well im a crimminal, so i guess i should stay in nobal park even though mulvern/caufeild are only 15-30 minutes away… thing is that these people are everywere and we just need to accept them… i should know, i once was walking along a posh street in mulvern with my brother and my dog, two drunk guys came with beer bottles, tried to kick the dog and start a brawl with us. but still worse things happen everywere in the world. we cant just expect to live in a world were nothing goes wrong…. we shouldnt be complaining about a=our city.. not even people from new york or london should complain… (maby people from detroit should though) but in reality most western, citys are safe.
As a former resident I will say Cranbourne is the most dangerous place in Melbourne. The level of violence in that hell hole is bordering on the things we watch on the news in war torn country’s. I know what your thinking, why don’t we see it on the news, I asked the same question. Dig a little deeper. Grievous bodily harm, rape and murder committed, happening all the time and most of the time by teenager’s.
Look melbourne is a great city with little crime and violence
Saying that there are suburbs that r not good like (broadmedows aka the worst (dandenong,flemington,nth Richmond ,jacana.st albany,sunshine, deer park,Sydenham ok
Good suburbs (toorak aka the most expensive and best suburb in Melbourne, glen iris,Taylor’s lakes,hillside,keillor,sth Melbourne ,Phillip
island, portarlington, gelling beachfront suburbs,hawthorn
So I don’t know why people think that melb is a bad city cause I think it is great I have lived in Melbourne for 28 years and there have never been any bad times I have lived in hillside, gelling beachfront, Taylor’s lakes, south Melbourne and toorak now I still live in to oral it is an amazing place
Melbourne generally speaking is very safe during the day but like any big city you need to be careful at night. I don’t think we know how lucky we are when compared to places like northern Mexico and cape town. I grew up in frankston and never really had any issues because I was street wise. The only incidents I have had over the years is being mugged in the skate park next to the high rise flats in commercial rd parahn and got jumped in smith street coolingwood by young teenagers I suspect on meth from the commission flats. In that case I let my guard down being drunk at 1pm and an easy target. Should have been more careful.
Hey all,
Places that are known to be dangerous from the outside may not necessarily be dangerous. Take for instance broadmeadows. I have lived here my entire life, and I have not been hurt or anything whatsoever. I dont roam the streets friday nights looking for trouble, but we have not been bashed, threatened or negatively affected. and yeah its broady!
Saint Kilda, South Bank, Docklands or Parkville.
once a broady boy allways a broady boy
Footscray is not so ‘dangerous’ anymore! Yes it has it’s unsavoury types but you will see the same sorts in St Kilda, Richmond, Fitzroy, Brunswick – basically a lot of the trendy areas.
The station has been modernised and there is constant security presence which is working is a great deterrence for crime.
Also, the hipsters have moved in – I think it’s scaring off the junkies!
Funky cafes, kitch stores, Savers and a number of Broadsheet write-ups has brought in a new demographic.
2//06/2012
Ashwood
ive been from the north-west, west and south-east and i have to say from personal experience the worst suburbs are; Broadmeadows, St albans, Sunshine, Coburg, East Kelior, North richmond, Collingwood, Frankston, Dandenong, Werribee, Footscray, Preston and Glenroy. I reckon the worst suburb of all would have to be broadmeadows based on the Racial Gang Violence and excessive Drug use that goes on. Second would have to be Collingwood/Richmond because of the Heroin problem. Then St albans because of the extreme Gang problem they have there.
I totally agree with Miles (down below), ive lived in narre warren (south east) my whole life and ivd had no problems what so ever, and recently i moved to Springvale and was really “iffy” about living there as i have heard and seen alot of things but after awhile it was good, havent had any trouble. I do agree tho during the day it’s fine but at night time be carefull. I think dandenong and noble park would be the most dangerous at night, and ive heard alot about broadmeadows but have never been there.
Thanks Irish, i think its ridiculous how every time (not often) there is a gangland war shooting we have to make a television miniseries about it because its such a huge event. I bet this doesn’t happen in countries like yours or the USA there is an abundance of far worse crimes that make us look like a bunch of children playing with toy guns and trying to be tough.
DANDENONG BY A LONG SHOT
All of Melbourne is safe, it’s funny how people think its not, obviously never been to London, New York, Paris etc
I love frankston!!! I had the same thoughts 7 years ago when I reluctantly moved down that way… And I can now say that I’d never live anywhere else!! It’s certainly not what it used to be!! I live Franga and proud to live there :-)
hey considering moving to melbourne , from geelong and been to melbourne heaps of times mainly in south east suburbs but thinking of moving to caroline springs, thoughts on the area? it seems nice and safe but then again u never know. whats its like and the surrounding areas that arnt far like deer park ?
everybody 1st thinks of the neighbourhoods that are next to their neighbourhoods, you know…the ones that everyone talks about as being worse than theirs… then we think of the burbs on the other side of the city from us.. you know the ones that look different than ours, where the lay of the land is different, the streets are different, with different people… trust me, most people from dandenong think broady is bad.. most people from sunshine think springvale is bad, most people from croydon think reservoir is bad…..then, hopefully, we realize we live in Australia and are all Australians and all lucky to be here.. where its safer than most places on earth.
peace.
South East of victoria have the LBKs and The Clowns.
the only issue with your comments irish man, is that if we are going to use countries like yours as a benchmark, we are unfortunately heading there as well
I’m from Ireland and I hav to laugh i’v been in Melbourne a few years and in no way would I consider it rough or dangerous. I read about the “gangland wars” of Melbourne were sometin like 22 people were shot dead over a 10 year period in Dublin, Ireland there would be 30+ gangland murders a year! Every weekend all housing estates have robbed cars joy riding and been burnt out sometime it takes weeks for the council to remove the wrecks. Houses get shot at and pipe bombs attacks everyday of the week many of which aren’t reported and the ones that are would rarely make the newspapers, gangland killings in Ireland never make front page or the 6 o’clock news only if some1 innocent was murdered accidentally but in Melbourne a biker is shot but survived and it was on the news for 3 days.. Every country has its bad eggs that cause trouble but Melbourne has a lot less than jus about every city in Europe, suburbs that are considered rough here in Melbourne would be considered posh in Ireland.
Fact is when you live in Melbourne with millions of people from all sorts of cultures, religions and lifestyles, there is always going to be the potential for conflict. Also, there is no such thing as a particular ‘hotspot’ for crime. Anyone could be a criminal and a criminal could be anywhere. When out in the day and particularly at night, just assume that anybody could be a potential criminal and learn how to make smart decisions to look after yourself. What would you be doing roaming around the streets in the middle of the night anyway? Bit suss.
I was born and grew up in Bay Street BRIGHTON, then i lived in BALWYN for 14 years as an adult. (18-32) the place I have been most warmly welcomed, feel very safe DAY and NIGHT, and adore is DOVETON, so much that I sold my balwyn place and brought in Doveton for no other reason, but for our children to grow up in the real world. And I wanted to have neighbours that didn’t fraud centrelink payments for 20 years to buy they homes, like I knew and saw happening in BALWYN FACT: Over 2000 people in doveton own their own homes outright, and their is only 560 housing commission properties left in doveton, Don’t knock a beautiful older area, that is untouched by developers, has milk bars, strip shopping centres, local home visiting doctors, butcher’s, bakery’s, and fruit and veg shop, with a chemist, hairdresser, pizza, and fish & chip shop A cute little library and a community that cares for it’s own..UNLESS YOU HAVE LIVED BOTH LIVES BY CHOICE DON’T KNOCK DOVETON.
Been living at broady for 4 years. nothing happened, except my parcels and welcome mats always got stolen. There were times I forgot to lock my door, but no fortunately breakin, so it’s quite good. Some drunk underage kids picked fights at broadmeadows train station at night, no police, no security, but none of them live in broady as they waited for train to craigieburn. Not really a bad area, but I am moving to Point Cook soon, the neighbourhood looks more civilised. Even in CBD area at night with tons of police patrols, some drunk teens will stab you for no reason if you are unlucky. The main issue is solve state law that gives green light to teenagers and women to commit crime. They will get slap in the wrist regardless the level of crime they commited.
Everywhere damn it ,( it’s Melbourne)
GLENROY
sunshine foootscray dandenong st albans werribee frankston toorak flemington gisborne ringwood epping b.meadows newport kielor areas
Footscray get out of there or you will die
i think look behind u at night when u walk cuz u might get hit by a bat or a hand dangerous place 2 walk is st albans and sunhshine after 9 at night most day dsngerous sation is footscary cuz junkiesdd
i think look behind u at night when u walk cuz u might get hit by a bat or a hand dangerous place 2 walk is st albans and sunhshine after 9 at night most day dsngerous sation is footscary cuz junkies
I have lived in Melbourne for 10 years, and compared to Auckland New Zealand where I am from it’s a dream.
Like a few people have stated by western world standard we are very safe I feel….
I have lived in Fitzroy, Carlton, Brunswick, Yarraville and Sunshine… I have spent a lot of time in the Western suburbs.
Fitzroy I had the most issues, I had break ins while I was in my house and smackies at my door a lot.
Sunshine I never had a problem but I definitely felt the most threatened.
The Train Station are is really unsettled and in no way did I think my partner (female) could walk around alone there.
All of the issues I have had have been white trash smackies really, everyone else even gangs don’t really seem to want to make trouble for the sake of it.
I live in Brunswick now and yes there are shootings but it’s gang on gang crime and has never involved any every day citizens…
Love Melbourne!!! It should be it’s own country.
Peace
Roxburgh Park and Meadow Heights, some of the ruffest places I know.
As a former Crip member from LA I have to tell you all that Melbourne is not even a little bit violent, I’ve been here 14 years and the worst things that ever happened to me was some guy trying to fight me because I beat him at pool one time.
The gang scene here is way overstated, there are certain places that are more violent than other but really, 4 million people all in one city with maybe 500 seriously violent crimes a year? I agree that it is 500 too many but its thousands less than most comparable cities in the world. Get a grip
Hi i live in truganina. Its much safer than Kew where i moved from as long ad your car us garaged. I work in sunshine right in main drag. Heaps of low lifestyle hanging around and a hotbot for smack etc. But as long ad. Just go about your business its safe. After dark well that’s anothetcstory.
Nth Richmond/Collingwood – mainly due to heroin crime being committed by residents of low income housing estates.
Most suburbs with needle exchanges aren’t the best!
However that being said, areas such as Dandenong, Springvale, the above mentioned Richmond, Footscray, Sunshine, St Albans, Broadmeadows are all interesting multicultural centers where many unique positive things can experienced and enjoyed.
im really scared when im at sunhshine and footscray all the sudanese and junkie aussie on heroin and flinders i dnt no why and nobile park dandenong gelnthuntly worst stations now best is sydenham altona mitcham st albans craigeburn
st albans is not bad i lived there for 10 years im 13 now i visit my dad on weekends and my bros ive been with my sister on st albans station its not the pepole u just get scared cuz the toilets next 2 it and its ugly the sydenham side platform is dangerous the otherside is better
i live in sydneham its very safe in the day shooping center which is great at night its safe only if u walk 2 to the station after 11 theres couple idiots who beep or ask u for a lift
It all depends which area you live in whatever it will be good or bad neverless it’s a good question
footscray station after 11, bound to run into trouble there and also sunshine station after dark.
Brunswick after 2 at night gets crazy, many recent shootings round there. Thug Life.
The Roughest I think are Broadmeadows and The Melbourne CBD
Western suburbs are not that bad. St Albans if full of families. I would say the Crown Casiono and King st on the weekends are dangerous.
i think flemington gets a bad rep that is large undeserved,yea theres a few poorer/homeless drunks hanging about but they are harmless having lived there not once did i feel unsafe.
North richmond is a shit hole i regularly have to catch the train from there around 10pm its full of junkies i’ve been threatened and abused several times and theres no way uin hell i’d allow my girl friend anywhere near the place,even during the day i get a bad vibe from there.
Balwyn
King st after dark
Lalor, Thomastown, Epping, Broady and Frankston
Most people who live in housing commission areas or flats are NOT druggies or criminals! Unfortunately, the few that are give the rest of the tenants a bad name.
Nah, don’t believe you… I grew up in the north flats, lived near the flem flats (and hung out there) as a young adult, and it wasn’t more dodgier than any other inner city suburb. But then again last time I was there it was the eighties!
In some suburbs I have to say it does depend on how expensive they are. Malvern or Hughesdale for instance = quite expensive reasonable. Good suburb. Safe.
Other suburbs mentioned in previous posts not so expensive = Bad name, violent crimes & bad things.
Not being a snob sorry to say in some cases that is just how it goes.
St. Albans.
Sunbury.
st albans is the place
I’ve never liked Frankston every time i went there with mates we always couldn’t wait to get in the car and leave. But they have the pancake parlour which is cool (At least it was there 10 years ago, maybe it’s gone now?) and a great beach during day time!
I spent most of my life along the Frankston line and was always wary when going from Cheltenham to Frankston, but Cheltenham to Ormond was always a pleasant trip! After that you got into the inner city burbs where you saw all kinds of characters.
Why not? Coburg is an expensive area, and generally the crime rate isnt that bad, and you dont feel unsafe shopping there or dinner or whatever… Broady is a different story… ;) and I’ve never been to Ringwood lol so no idea…
i will never go into coburg,broady or ringwood=/
broady or coburg
FRANNGAAA IS SHIT!
Ascot Vale/Kensington residents cop a few break ins and the odd random assaults. I think the commision flats in Flemington has a lot to answer for with this?
Footscray station is a ripper at night!
I work in Westmeadows which is a terrific suburb just up the road from Broady. Broadmeadows has a very tough culture about it. In some ways it’s can be very bad and in other ways it’s good. On the good side Broady people are up there in working hard for their buck and soldiering on in life without complaining. Broady people are proud to be from Broady and I solute that!
The government are the real muppets! Knobs in offices who have never experienced life, getting out on the street and seeing what actually goes on. Gillard wouldn’t hang out in Sunshine at night on her own! You won’t Gillard! Tougher laws on crime would pull a few more in line!
Miles,
I’ve recently moved to Springvale at the start of this year and the crime that you read about in Dandenong is staggering. I’ve worked in Dande South on and off for a couple of years and never seen anything too crazy in the streets. BUT, if you would consult your local paper, people get robbed (and less often bashed) in broad daylight in Dandenong. As for Springvale, it’s not as bad a I thought it would be. Couldn’t say I see many junkies around the centro.
I think Melbournian’s Need to look at things by comparisson – we are a safe city, and Surverys / reports show the MOST Safe on the Continent of Crime per Capita. People in general need to stop Making it racial, saying this “Black”, “wog”, “Asian” etc gangs did this or that, because I have had bad experiences with all nationalities.
Despite this, this doesnt mean there aren’t areas in Melbourne that have a higher crime rate – Broadmeadows, Sunshine, St Albans, Weribee, Frankston, Footcray, Noble Park, Springvale and so on. As long as you are street smart, dont stare at people and dont provoke people, all will be fine. Then again, I wouldnt suggest hanging around these areas at night If you can avoid it. And if you do, don’t catch transport… Peace all :)
The most dangerous place in Melbourne is the UN stuffed train station or on the train at night time it gets very rough. Not just gangs wired people who feel like there on drugs very retarted people
i live in clifton hill, its surrounded by dodgy neibourhoods and suburbs, but it itself is very safe. close by is collingwood, richmond, carlton, northcote, brunswick areas that all have their dodgyness about them. and it is close to the yarra parks, which often have the local insane asylym escapees ect. its all dodgy but the chances of you getting knicked if you know whats what is very slim. ive been in brighton / middle park areas a lot at night and ive been knicked by a large group of 12 year old wannabe lads. but thats because im not used to the area. melbourne is a very safe city as long as you dont be provocative, and if you do, you wanna make sure you can handle yourself haha
What I’m about to write is a true account of what Melbourne is like, I’m not here to mislead people and I believe I have a good account of what Melbourne is like as I’ve been living here my whole life. I’ve lived in Springvale all my life. It’s a lot better than it was in the 90′s.Heroin has dropped back significantly.It’s a relatively safe place. Noble Park is safe by day, but I would be careful at night, same as Dandenong, which is ok by day too.Basically, they’re safe.
I can speak for the South Eastern suburbs and they’re all fine by day, even by night they’re ok, but be wary of the minorities at night in the suburbs mentioned above, I would be careful in Noble Park and Dandenong station at night.
Melbourne is a safe city, probably the best in Australia.Certain ethnic minorities and drug abusers are the main perpetrators of violence as well as drunks late at night.I’d be wary of pubs and clubs anywhere late at night.The city, especially King St are known for alcohol fueled violence at night.Then there are suburbs where there are large amounts of housing commision flats and houses such as Flemington and Collingwood. By day they are alright but be careful at night.Places like Footscray and parts of Richmond too are notorious for heroin use and can be crime hotspots.Be wary by day and you’ll be fine but I’d avoid them by night.Frankston is also a safe place by day, I spent about 2 years there and noticed that by night it can be violent due to alcohol because of the many bars and clubs in the main streets.Be careful.
If you stay wary you will be alright by day, wherever you are, just be careful and if possible avoid the places mentioned above.
If anyone would like a truthful account of any suburb in Melbourne, feel free to ask and I will come back here every now and I’d be happy to answer your questions.
Cheers, MIles.
I feel safe in Prahran! Lots of bars and clubs but no problems walking on the streets at night
look western suburbs are bad frankston, sunshine n st alabans and shit you just gotta not look at people the wrong way n they wont have a problem with you, if your gonna look people up n down or stare at them in a funnyy way theree gonna react in a bad way arnt they ? look i have stared at someone from a group and they went burserc and started mouthing off at me and was about to hit me from then i have learnt my lesson not to look at poeple just keep your head down and if they say something to you dont reply unless you want 50 guys bashing you up . like its common sence, hurstbridge line is pretty bad to bashings and alot of drugs and many groups or gangs.
never been an arsehole bashing people that never had it coming but my apperance is ruff as guts!! im pretty tall work out and coverd head to toe in tattoos most people dont even look at me let alone cause trouble with me so i,d say every suburb is safe if you can look after yourself and if your a mouthy weak hearted prick you could even cop a stomping in brighton!!!
Peace love & light
Let’s unite ..
Anybody who is apart of a gang is a weak coward that needs to hide behind numbers to feel safe. All this broady boys bullshit! Eventually you will be caught for gang bashing an innocent kid or snatching an old lady’s handbag. When you are I bet it will be a race between you and your boys to see who can give evidence at court because your all weak scared little dogs and wouldn’t know the first thing about brotherhood, loyalty or standing on your own two feet.
Noble Park, Springvale, all of dandenong, broadmeadows and all of west side suburbs are perhaps the most dangerous in melbourne.
Warning: Roaming the streets at night in all these train stations is not a good idea !
I’ve been a truck driver for many years and have seen just about every suburb of Melbourne, but have lived my life in the SE burbs. I’ve had my nose broken in a middle class white suburb, Mentone, so it’s all about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I often do my shopping in Springvale and have never felt uncomfortable there. I’ll also shop at Dandenong every now and again and don’t find it too bad. Never felt unsafe. At night, possibly a different scenario.
There is one thing that I really hate and that is low life, drug abusing white trash and down this way, Seaford, there is plenty of it. I’d take Dande/Springy (multicultural areas) over Seaford/Frankston/Cranbourne/Pakenham any day. The Pines in Frankston is notorious for drug addicted scum. Noble Park is dodgey as hell, as is Doveton. I have felt uneasy on a number of occasions in Collingwood, Abbotsford/North Richmond. Victoria St in Abbotsford is chock full of dodgey junkies. Why I saw a young women huffing a butane canister there just yesterday.
My worst metro drop on the night shift driving a truck was the corner of Victoria pde & Smith street, Collingwood. At 2am there were basically only addicts and groups roaming about. The West is known to have some pretty mean burbs, but you don’t hear too much about it on the news. Never spent much time over there and never plan to live over there. Anywhere where there are housing commission flats you can expect a lot of crime and substance abuse.
“Anonymous says:
January 6, 2010 at 5:34 pm Anonymous(Quote)
all of Melbourne. It’s been named Australia’s most dangerous city.”
What?!?! Err.. Melbourne is statistically the SAFEST city in Australia. Do your research.
Anyways, people like to say the whole of the west is dangerous, but nowadays you hear reports of drunken violence, party brawls, drink driving, hoons, shootings, stabbings, armed robberies etc, mostly all in the eastern suburbs, with an occasional story of violence in the west.
I’d like to know where you think Melbourne’s most dangerous places are during the DAY – any ideas? Or are they pretty much the same?
steer clear of lavo 3028 DFW,KTN,LFS get a little berko after dark
CBD on a Fri-Sat night after 2am.
Look at someone the wrong way and they’ll king hit you at the next corner.
heidelberg is the most dangerous suburb
criminals everywhere you walk!
there is nowhere dangerous in melbourne its just where people decide to go. its just the time and place where you are and u just have to be smart and careful. Its not like if you go to a certain suburb it is bound to be dangerous. how else do people live there?
whats deer park like?
dandenong, st. albans, noble park and frankston.
Melbourne is not Australias most dangerous city
all of Melbourne. It’s been named Australia’s most dangerous city.
Flemington flats at night without a doubt. Probably the most dodgiest place in Melbourne. You always have to remain vigilant.
european bier cafe, just seen people far too aggressive here.