Victoria Community Safety Intelligence - April 2026

999 numbers active in the past 30 days. Most reports from Melbourne.

Executive Summary

All-Time Reports
149,083
Scam % (30-day)
22%
vs. Previous 30 Days
+24%
Active Numbers (30-day)
999

Victoria carries 149,083 community reports in total, with 999 distinct numbers active in the past 30 days. The scam share (22%) sits near the national average of 27%.

Melbourne leads state-level submissions, ahead of Geelong, Clayton, Ballarat, Ringwood, Dandenong, Sunbury, Sydenham. 8 numbers picked up reports quickly over the past week. Details in Signal Developments below.

Classification Breakdown (All-Time)

ClassificationReportsShare
Uncertain 39,799 27%
Scam 33,192 22%
Spam 31,229 21%
Nuisance 21,139 14%
Suspicious 19,550 13%
Legitimate 4,174 3%
149k
reports

Reporting Patterns

Monthly Report Volume (Past 12 Months)

2.0k
May
2.9k
Jun
2.6k
Jul
2.1k
Aug
2.0k
Sep
2.0k
Oct
2.1k
Nov
1.1k
Dec
1.8k
Jan
1.6k
Feb
1.6k
Mar
595
Apr

* Current month is incomplete - reports still pending review may not yet be reflected.

Classification Shifts (30-Day vs. All-Time)

ClassificationAll-Time30-DayShift
Uncertain 27% 32% +5 pts
Scam 22% 22% 0 pts
Spam 21% 17% -4 pts
Nuisance 14% 14% 0 pts
Suspicious 13% 13% 0 pts
Legitimate 3% 3% 0 pts

Against VIC's all-time baseline, the 30-day distribution has shifted: Uncertain up 5 points; Spam down 4 points. The scam rate has held broadly steady.

Reporting Cadence

8 numbers attracted multiple reports within the past 7 days - an above-average reporting pace for this period. See Signal Developments for details.

Notable Signal Developments

Emerging Signals

Top 8 of 8 numbers that collected multiple independent reports in the past seven days. Early signals - worth watching but not yet confirmed patterns:

Contested Classifications

Top 8 of 8 numbers have split classifications - contributors are divided on whether to flag them as scam. No consensus yet means the picture is still forming:

NumberTotal ReportsScamNon-Scam
(03) 8903 9958 24 14 10
(03) 8679 7599 20 13 7
(03) 9960 2514 21 9 12
(03) 9683 9999 11 9 2
(03) 8904 9517 11 9 2
(03) 7053 1505 17 8 9
(03) 9649 4920 28 7 21
(03) 8804 5719 19 7 12

Browse the full VIC dataset for all reported numbers and classifications.

Regional Breakdown

Submission volume by locality across Victoria:

Melbourne
103,153
Geelong
4,661
Clayton
3,354
Ballarat
2,981
Ringwood
2,819
Dandenong
2,818
Sunbury
2,013
Sydenham
1,695

Melbourne dominates with more than double the next locality, likely reflecting its larger population and higher call volume reaching metro areas.

Cross-State Comparison

StateReportsDensityScam %
ACT 12,006 2581.9/100k 55%
VIC * 149,083 2203.4/100k 22%
NSW 170,103 2027.9/100k 30%
TAS 6,492 1129/100k 24%
WA 30,186 1051.8/100k 26%
SA 18,461 1001.1/100k 28%
QLD 48,667 898.2/100k 23%
NT 1,947 769.6/100k 24%

VIC ranks second nationally by report density (2203.4/100k); ACT leads at 2581.9/100k. ACT stands out with a 55% scam classification rate - notably higher than VIC's 22%.

Community Safety Guidance

Previous Victoria Reports

2026 (4 reports)

* Month in progress - submission count will increase as new reports are reviewed and processed.

2025 (12 reports)
2024 (12 reports)
2023 (12 reports)
2022 (12 reports)
2021 (12 reports)
2020 (12 reports)