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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2136

Postcode 2136 covers Burwood Heights, Enfield and Strathfield South 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: Burwood and Strathfield.

Suburbs in 2136

Recorded crime in the council areas

42/100

Burwood

Moderate236 of 362 nationally · 83 of 129 in NSW · 43,927 residents

Violent 917 per 100k

▲ +40% vs five years earlier

Property 3,173 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 255 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Burwood Heights, Enfield in postcode 2136.

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42/100

Strathfield

Moderate231 of 362 nationally · 81 of 129 in NSW · 49,203 residents

Violent 874 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Property 3,128 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 317 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Strathfield South in postcode 2136.

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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 2136

What is the crime rate in postcode 2136?

Recorded crime is published for the Burwood council area, which covers most of postcode 2136. In 2025-26 it recorded 917 violent offences, 3,173 property offences and 255 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2136 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Burwood council area's violent crime rate is 28% below the national rate and 20% below the New South Wales rate (917 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 42 ranks 236 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2136?

Burwood Heights, Enfield and Strathfield South.

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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