Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2068

Postcode 2068 covers Castlecrag, Middle Cove, North Willoughby, Willoughby and Willoughby East 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: Willoughby.

Suburbs in 2068

Recorded crime in the council area

24/100

Willoughby

Low320 of 362 nationally · 113 of 129 in NSW · 80,520 residents

Violent 589 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Property 2,425 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 215 per 100k

▲ +37% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Castlecrag, Middle Cove, North Willoughby, Willoughby, Willoughby East in postcode 2068.

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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 2068

What is the crime rate in postcode 2068?

Recorded crime is published for the Willoughby council area, which covers postcode 2068. In 2025-26 it recorded 589 violent offences, 2,425 property offences and 215 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2068 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Willoughby council area's violent crime rate is 54% below the national rate and 49% below the New South Wales rate (589 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 24 ranks 320 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2068?

Castlecrag, Middle Cove, North Willoughby, Willoughby and Willoughby East.

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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