Victoria Police will slim down its executive team and divert more officers to the front line under reforms aimed at reducing crime in the state.

On Monday, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush unveiled a proposed restructure of the organisation he said would "free up police from administrative burden" and give them more time on the streets.

"We have a crime problem here in Victoria," he said.

"The levels of offending we are seeing in our community are entirely unacceptable."

Under the restructure, Victoria Police's executive team would be slimed down to enable a reinvestment in the front line, Mr Bush said.

This would include a reduction in the number of centralised Commands and Departments.

The announcement comes as the state battles a record-breaking crime wave with the number of offences

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