Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2036

Postcode 2036 covers Chifley, Eastgardens, Hillsdale, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Matraville, Phillip Bay and Port Botany in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Randwick and Bayside.

Suburbs in 2036

Recorded crime in the council areas

35/100

Randwick

Low275 of 362 nationally · 96 of 129 in NSW · 146,484 residents

Violent 788 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Property 2,540 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 251 per 100k

▲ +37% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Chifley, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Matraville, Phillip Bay, Port Botany in postcode 2036.

30/100

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 Eastgardens, Hillsdale in postcode 2036.

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 2036

What is the crime rate in postcode 2036?

Recorded crime is published for the Randwick council area, which covers most of postcode 2036. In 2025-26 it recorded 788 violent offences, 2,540 property offences and 251 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2036 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Randwick council area's violent crime rate is 38% below the national rate and 31% below the New South Wales rate (788 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 35 ranks 275 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2036?

Chifley, Eastgardens, Hillsdale, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Matraville, Phillip Bay and Port Botany.

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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