Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2020
Postcode 2020 covers Mascot in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Bayside.
Suburbs in 2020
Recorded crime in the council area
Bayside
Low293 of 362 nationally · 104 of 129 in NSW · 187,770 residents
- Violent 741 per 100k
▼ -3% vs five years earlier
- Property 2,136 per 100k
▼ -3% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 140 per 100k
▼ -16% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Mascot in postcode 2020.
The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.
Questions about postcode 2020
What is the crime rate in postcode 2020?
Recorded crime is published for the Bayside council area, which covers postcode 2020. In 2025-26 it recorded 741 violent offences, 2,136 property offences and 140 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2020 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Bayside council area's violent crime rate is 42% below the national rate and 36% below the New South Wales rate (741 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 30 ranks 293 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2020?
Mascot.
Where do these figures come from?
Offence counts come from New South Wales's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.
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