Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2066

Postcode 2066 covers Lane Cove, Lane Cove DC, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Linley Point, Longueville, Northwood and Riverview 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: Lane Cove.

Suburbs in 2066

Recorded crime in the council area

12/100

Lane Cove

Very low358 of 362 nationally · 128 of 129 in NSW · 43,094 residents

Violent 343 per 100k

▲ +33% vs five years earlier

Property 1,188 per 100k

▼ -26% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 181 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Lane Cove, Lane Cove DC, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Linley Point, Longueville, Northwood, Riverview in postcode 2066.

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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 2066

What is the crime rate in postcode 2066?

Recorded crime is published for the Lane Cove council area, which covers postcode 2066. In 2025-26 it recorded 343 violent offences, 1,188 property offences and 181 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2066 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Lane Cove council area's violent crime rate is 73% below the national rate and 70% below the New South Wales rate (343 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 12 ranks 358 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2066?

Lane Cove, Lane Cove DC, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Linley Point, Longueville, Northwood and Riverview.

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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